Convictions for two murders with common intention were upheld on last-seen evidence and extra-judicial confession. The court accepted both categories of evidence as trustworthy and dismissed the appeal, maintaining the convictions and life sentences.
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether last-seen evidence together with extra-judicial confession sufficiently established the appellants' guilt for two murders?
Whether discrepancies about the date and time of extra-judicial confession required its rejection?
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Rishi Pal v. State of UttarakhandDistinguished¶61
2 0 1 3 C r i . L . J . 1 5 3 4
Baldev Singh v. State of PunjabRelied on¶68
2 0 0 9 A I R s o w 3 7 3 0
Mohd. Azad @ samin v. State of West‘ BengalRelied on¶72
2 0 0 9 A I R S C W 7 5 2
Shiva Karam Payaswami Tewar v. State of MaharashtraRelied on¶79
2 0 0 9 A I R S C W 1 2 2 6
State of Punjab v. Harjagdev SinghRelied on¶80
2 0 0 9 A I R SC W 4 1 3 3
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Ramkala
Shatrughan @ Chingu
State of Chhattisgarh
T. P. Sharma
Inder Singh
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