RAJA RAM vs STATE OF CHATTISGARH — Crl.A. No. 833/1998

Summary: Crl.A. No. 833/1998 - Raja Ram v. State of Chhattisgarh On 10 March 2004, the Supreme Court allowed Raja Ram's appeal and acquitted him of the Section 302 (murder) conviction. The Court found that the prosecution failed to prove its circumstantial case beyond reasonable doubt: the recovered shirt button and watch chain lacked credible evidence linking them to the appellant, and the appellant's alleged admission was made under police threat and inadmissible. The sole remaining circumstance—that the deceased was last seen with the appellant—was insufficient for conviction, especially given their cordial friendship. The appellant was discharged from bail bonds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.