Kusumlal Sao v. State of Chhattisgarh
2026 INSC 114816 October 202610 min read
Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convict, Holds Circumstantial Evidence Chain Incomplete
The Supreme Court acquitted the appellant because the circumstantial evidence did not form a complete chain excluding every hypothesis except guilt.
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- Case Name
- Kusumlal Sao v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 1148
- Bench
- Justice Manoj Misra & Justice Vijay Bishnoi
- Date of Judgment
- October 13, 2026
- Area of Law
- Criminal Law – Circumstantial Evidence – Sections 302/201 IPC – Benefit of Doubt
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