Mohamed Sameer Khan vs The State Represented By Inspector Of ...

insc-2025-1269 Supreme Court of India 29 October 2025 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2069 OF 2024 • 20 min read
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Mohamed Sameer Khan vs The State Represented By Inspector Of ... is a Supreme Court of India decision dated October 29, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1269). Appellant convicted of murder, house-trespass, rape, and robbery based on circumstantial evidence challenged his conviction. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding significant gaps in the prosecution's chain of circumstances and the possibility of false implication. The bench comprised Justices Augustine George Masih and Dipankar Datta. The judgment was delivered by Justice Augustine George Masih.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 9 case citations.

Summary

Appellant convicted of murder, house-trespass, rape, and robbery based on circumstantial evidence challenged his conviction. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding significant gaps in the prosecution's chain of circumstances and the possibility of false implication.

What was the outcome of Mohamed Sameer Khan vs The State Represented By Inspector Of ...?

Appellant convicted of murder, house-trespass, rape, and robbery based on circumstantial evidence challenged his conviction. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant, finding s...

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(1973) 2 SCC 808 (2002) 8 SCC 45 (2003) 9 SCC 67 (2005) 3 SCC 114 (2005) 7 SCC 603 (2006) 10 SCC 172 (2006) 3 SCC (Cri) 512 (2024) 10 SCC 813 2025 INSC 1269

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