Supreme Court of India

POORANMAL versus THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.

2026 INSC 217

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1266/2026
Judgment date
2026-03-10
Petitioner / appellant
POORANMAL
Respondent
THE STATE OF RAJASTHAN & ANR.
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 217
Other citation
[2026] 3 S.C.R. 314
CNR
ESCR010000792026
Bench / judges
VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Author judge
VIKRAM NATH
Bench size
3 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether the conviction of the appellant-P based solely on circumstantial evidence as convicted by the trial court and upheld by the High Court could be sustained in law. Whether the incriminating evidence are proved by cogent and admissible evidence, forming an unbroken towards the guilt of the appellant.

Headnote excerpt

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/34, 201 – Bhartatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 – ss.103(1)/3(5) – Circumstantial evidence – Recoveries – Appellant-P along with one L, committed murder of wife of L –

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