witnesses nar- rated totally contradictory story

2022 CRI. L. J. (NOC) 389 (M.P.)

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Ishwar Singh and others v. State of Madhya Pradesh.

Cr.Appeal No. 1214 of 2010, D/-26-3-2022.

Penal Code (45 of 1860), S. 302 Evidence Act (1 of 1872), Ss. 3, 27- Murder Circumstantial evidence Last seen evidence Recovery of skeleton Out of dis- pute arising from illicit relation between deceased and accused, her family members as saulted deceased with deadly weapons, result- ing in his death cidal in nature 1 Death of deceased homi- Last seen witnesses nar- rated totally contradictory story of seeing de- ceased alive with accused and going together towards place of incident-Deceased's skel- eton recovered after about 1 and 1/2 month after he went missing 1 Seizure witnesses deposed that police had information about place from where skeleton was seized, a day before seizure and Chowkidar was deputed to safeguard place of seizure Recovery of deceased's skeleton at instance of accused also doubtful - Nothing else on record connect- ing accused to murder of deceased viction of accused, set aside.