Supreme Court of India · 2010-07-08
Sanatan Naskar & Anr vs State Of West Bengal
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SUPREME COURT 3570
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sanatan Naskar & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal
- Author
- Swatanter Kumar
- Bench
- B.S. Chauhan, Swatanter Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain leading to the guilt of the accused. The Court found that the prosecution had established the necessary elements of the crime beyond reasonable doubt, despite the defense's claims regarding the validity of confessions and the sufficiency of evidence. The concurrent judgments of the Sessions Judge and the High Court were affirmed, leading to the dismissal of the appeal for acquittal.