Breaking SUPREME COURT REAFFIRMS PUBLIC DOMAIN PROTECTION FOR DIGITAL LAWS
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Supreme Court of India 2016-06-29 dismissed

Praful Sudhakar Parab vs State of Maharashtra

Bench: 2 — Ashok Bhushan

In Brief

In this murder case, the appellant was convicted based on circumstantial evidence—no eyewitnesses to the crime existed. The victim, a police officer, was seen leaving his home at night with the accused on a pretext of being called to the office. He never returned. The High Court affirmed the conviction, relying on the testimony of the victim's wife (PW-8) that the accused was last seen with the victim, corroborated by recovery of the victim's belongings, the accused's clothing, office keys, and the body itself. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, holding that while 'last seen together' evidence alone cannot support conviction, it becomes conclusive when combined with a complete chain of circumstantial evidence pointing unerringly to guilt, especially where there is no significant time gap between being seen together and discovery of the crime.

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Criminal Law Evidence Circumstantial Evidence Murder Last Seen Theory Chain of Circumstances Conviction without Eyewitness

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