Supreme Court of India · 2019-11-07
Kalu @ Laxminarayan vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh Home ...
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 1453
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kalu @ Laxminarayan
- Respondent
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh Home ...
- Author
- Navin Sinha
- Bench
- B.R. Gavai, Navin Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 of the IPC, affirming the reliance on circumstantial evidence due to the absence of eyewitnesses. The court emphasized that the circumstances presented were sufficient to establish the guilt of the appellant beyond reasonable doubt. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the importance of circumstantial evidence in criminal proceedings.