GAUTAM SATNAMI versus STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

Case summary from SCR

Issue for Consideration Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the appellant is entitled to the benefit of doubt and ought to be acquitted of the charge u/s.302 IPC. Headnotes† Circumstantial evidence – Suspicion howsoever strong, cannot take the place of proof – on inter alia the ‘last-seen’ testimony of PW-4; recovery of a blood-stained axe and clothes pursuant to disclosure u/s.27; and recovery of the driving licence of the appellant from the spot – Interference with: Held: The ‘last-seen’ testimony of PW-4 does not