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Md. Bani Alam Mazid @ Dhan v. State of Assam

In a case where the appellant alongwith a co-accused was alleged to have kidnapped and murdered the minor daughter of PW1, the…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
24 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 2006
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1649/2011
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Issue for consideration

In a case where the appellant alongwith a co-accused was alleged to have kidnapped and murdered the minor daughter of PW1, the issues for consideration were: (i) Whether the chain of circumstantial evidence based on which the High Court convicted the Appellant was of last seen together can be made the basis of conviction; (iii) Whether the circumstance of recovery of the dead body following the Appellant’s statement was proof beyond reasonable doubt against the Appellant; (iv) Whether motive is an important link in a case based on circumstantial

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