Non Recovery Of Weapon Of Assault Not Always Fatal To Prosecution Case: SC [Read Judgment]

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21 Sept 2019 2:27 PM IST

  • Non Recovery Of Weapon Of Assault Not Always Fatal To Prosecution Case: SC [Read Judgment]

    "The mere fact that the weapon of assault or the bullet was not recovered cannot demolish the prosecution case."

    The Supreme Court has held that a prosecution case cannot be disbelieved merely because the weapon of assault or the bullet was not recovered.In Prabhash Kumar Singh vs. State of Bihar, the main contention in the appeal before the Supreme Court against concurrent conviction of the accused in a murder case was that the medical evidence is inconclusive to connect killing of the deceased victim...

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