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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on Circumstantial evidence

173 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

Raja Khan vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 7 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 461 : 2025 INSC 167
Whether the prosecution failed to prove the chain of circumstances leading to the guilt of the appellant-accused, beyond reasonable doubt.
Sanjay vs State of Uttar Pradesh
SC · 6 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1790 : 2025 INSC 317
The Appellant/accused was convicted under Section 302 IPC and 376(2)(G) IPC for alleged murder of a four-year-old girl. The Trial Court convicted the Appellant and sentenced him to death, which was later confirmed by the…
Ramu Appa Mahapatar vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 4 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 388 : 2025 INSC 147
Whether on the strength of the evidence of the four witnesses, the appellant-accused can be linked with the offence; whether it can be said that the charge against the accused of committing murder of the deceased stood c…
Chandrabhan Sudam Sanap vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 28 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1041 : 2025 INSC 116
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction of the appellant for rape and murder of the deceased and imposition of death sentence.
Thammaraya and Another vs The State of Karnataka
SC · 22 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 948 : 2025 INSC 108
Whether the conviction of the appellants-accused under Sections 201 and 302 read with Section 34, Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable.
Abdul Nassar vs State of Kerala & Anr.
SC · 7 January 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1 : 2025 INSC 35
Whether the prosecution has proved by leading clinching and convincing circumstantial evidence that the accused had committed forcible and violent sexual assault on the child victim and, thereafter, strangled and killed…
Sambhubhai Raisangbhai Padhiyar vs State of Gujarat
SC · 17 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1072 : 2024 INSC 987
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order of conviction and death sentence to the appellant for offences punishable u/ss.302, 364 and 377 IPC and ss. 4 and 6 of the POCSO, for committing murder and brutal sexua…
Suresh Chandra Tiwari & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 28 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1233 : 2024 INSC 907
(a) Whether the circumstances relied by the prosecution have been proved beyond reasonable doubt; (b) whether those circumstances are of a definite tendency unerringly pointing towards the guilt of the accused; (c) wheth…
Vijaya Singh & Anr. vs State of Uttarakhand
SC · 25 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 906 : 2024 INSC 905
Whether the Criminal Appeal filed by the Appellants challenging the conviction under Section 302/201 IPC can be entertained in the facts and circumstances of the case.
In Reference vs Shri Vishnu Bhamore
MP HC · 14 November 2024
The present matters arise out of a judgment dated 10.07.2019 passed by the 18th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal, convicting the accused Vishnu Bhamore under Sections 302, 376(a)(b), 377, 201, 363, and 366 of the Indian…
Vishnu Bhamore vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
MP HC · 14 November 2024
The appellant-accused was convicted by the 18th Additional Sessions Judge, Bhopal under Sections 302, 376(a)(b), 377, 363, 366, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, and was sentenced to death penalty along with various term…
Shyam Kumar Inani vs Vinod Agrawal & Ors.
SC · 12 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 2375 : 2024 INSC 865
Whether the Appellants are entitled to specific performance of an Agreement to Sell dated 30.08.1990. Whether the Agreement to Sell dated 30.08.1990 executed by one Sushila Devi was valid and enforceable; whether such ex…
Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer vs The State of Kerala
SC · 5 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 498 : 2024 INSC 838
Issue as regards sustainability of the order of conviction and sentence of the accused, when the case not proved beyond reasonable doubt against the accused.
Uma & Anr. vs The State Rep. by the Deputy Superintendent of Police
SC · 22 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 1757 : 2024 INSC 809
Whether the High Court was able to demonstrate perversity and non-appreciation of the materials on record by the Trial Court while reversing its finding of acquittal.
Vishwajeet Kerba Masalkar vs State of Maharashtra
SC · 17 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 753 : 2024 INSC 788
Whether the conviction of the appellant and the death sentence awarded for the alleged murders of his wife, daughter and mother were justified.
Vijay Singh @ Vijay Kr. Sharma vs The State of Bihar
SC · 25 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 108 : 2024 INSC 735
Issue arose as regards sustainablility of the findings of the High Court holding the appellants guilty of commission of offences u/ss. 302/34 and 364/34 IPC; as also the approach of the High Court, if in line with the se…
Santosh @ Rajesh @ Gopal vs State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 19 September 2024
[2024] 9 S.C.R. 609 : 2024 INSC 723
Evidence provided by the prosecution, if sufficient to secure a conviction of the appellant for the murder of the victim.
Sri. Shivabasavegowda vs State Of Karnataka
Karnataka HC · 4 September 2024
The appellants, Accused Nos. 1 and 2, challenged the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, sitting at Kanakapura, in S.C. No. 5017/2013. Both accused wer…
Smt Uma vs State Of Karnataka By
Karnataka HC · 4 September 2024
The appellants, Smt Uma (Accused No.1) and Sri Shivabasavegowda (Accused No.2), challenged the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 19.01.2018 passed by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramana…
Mir Mustafa Ali Hasmi vs The State of A.P.
SC · 10 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 640 : 2024 INSC 503
The question arose whether the prosecution was able to prove beyond all manner of doubt the fact that the appellant demanded and accepted bribe from the complainant; and whether the courts below were justified in convict…
Sukhpal Singh vs NCT of Delhi
SC · 7 May 2024
[2024] 6 S.C.R. 315 : 2024 INSC 385
Appellant was convicted u/s.302, Penal Code, 1860 for the murder of his wife. Courts below whether justified in holding that the statement of Complainant-PW-1 recorded in proceedings u/s.299, Code of Criminal Procedure,…
Ravishankar Tandon vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 10 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 558 : 2024 INSC 299
In a case based on circumstantial evidence wherein the appellantsaccused persons were convicted u/s.302 r/w s.34, ss.120B and 201, s.302 r/w ss.34 and 120B, IPC and sentenced to imprisonment for life, whether the prosecu…
Ballu @ Balram @ Balmukund and Another vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 2 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 48 : 2024 INSC 258
High Court whether justified in reversing the acquittal of the appellant Nos.1 and 2 and convicting them u/ss.302 and 201/34 and ss.302/34 and 201, Penal Code, 1860 respectively and sentencing accordingly; whether the pr…
Navas @ Mulanavas vs State of Kerala
SC · 18 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 913 : 2024 INSC 215
Appellant-accused was held guilty for the offences punishable u/ss.302, 449, 309, IPC and sentenced accordingly. For the offence punishable u/s.302, IPC, he was sentenced to death. High Court confirmed the conviction, ho…
I Additional District & Sessions Judge vs Mallika @ Savithramma @ Jayamma @ Kala
Karnataka HC · 11 March 2024
The appellant-accused was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to death under Sec…
Mallika Alias vs State Of Karnataka
Karnataka HC · 11 March 2024
The appellant was convicted by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to death for murder and rigorous imprisonment of te…
Ravinder Kumar vs State of NCT of Delhi
SC · 6 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 767 : 2024 INSC 211
1) Whether circumstantial evidence is sufficient to convict the accused; 2) Whether burden of proof u/s. 106 Evidence Act can be on accused before the prosecution proves its case; 3) Whether recovery pursuant to statemen…
Thakore Umedsing Nathusing vs State of Gujarat
SC · 22 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 1178 : 2024 INSC 198
Scope of interference by High Court in an appeal challenging acquittal of the accused by the trial Court; standard of proof required to bring home charges in a case based purely on circumstantial evidence.
Kalinga @ Kushal vs State of Karnataka By Police Inspector Hubli
SC · 20 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 391 : 2024 INSC 124
Whether the extra judicial confession of the appellant-accused was admissible, credible and sufficient for his conviction thereon for the murder of his brother-PW-1’s son; whether the testimony of PW-1 could be termed as…
Pradeep Kumar vs State of Haryana
SC · 5 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 306 : 2024 INSC 21
In a case based only on circumstantial evidence, conviction of the appellant u/s.302 read with s.34, Penal Code, 1860 for murder and sentence to rigorous imprisonment for life, if justified.

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