Tag: 106 Indian Evidence Act

Burden is on the accused when an inmate of the house is found murdered – SC

Dec 25, 2018

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by

Hari G Ramasubramanian

in 106 Indian Evidence Act, 302, Indian Evidence Act

In case of murder based on circumstantial evidence, when an inmate of a house is murdered, what is the burden on the accused? The brief facts are that the deceased Meena Devi, her son and her daughter used to live along with her brother in law, Raj Kumar (accused). The accused had returned home on…