Kartika @ Kirtan @ Kirtan Charan Jena & Anr v. State of Odisha
2026 INSC 101518 September 202615 min read
Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convicts, Holds Circumstantial Evidence Chain Incomplete
Supreme Court acquits six murder convicts, holding that once eyewitness testimony is discarded, the remaining circumstantial evidence does not form a complete chain.
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- Case Name
- Kartika @ Kirtan @ Kirtan Charan Jena & Anr. v. State of Odisha
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1015 (Reportable)
- Bench
- Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice
- Date of Judgment
- September 18, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law, Circumstantial Evidence, Murder, Section 302 IPC
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