Dharmender Singh vs State on 16 February, 2026
In the case of Sd. Shabuddin v. State of Telangana (supra), the
allegation against one accused person called Moulana was that he
murdered the deceased out of jealously by slitting his throat and
thereafter concealed the deceased's body, stole his belongings
including cash of ₹2,92,629/-, bike and phone and thereafter fled the
scene. Further, it was alleged that on the following day, accused
Moulana, with the help of another accused person who had agreed to
help him for a consideration of ₹30,000/-, threw the body of the
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deceased on the burning pyre to obliterate the evidence. Thereafter, on
the following day, accused Moulana partially deposited a sum of
₹2,40,000/- in the bank and retained the remaining amount. Accused
Moulana was thereafter charged with the offences under Sections 302,
201 and 379 of the IPC and the other accused was charged with
offences under Sections 379 and 201 of the IPC. The Trial Court
thereafter acquitted both the accused persons of the charges under
Sections 379/302/201 of the IPC but convicted them for the offence
under Section 411 of the IPC considering that the accused persons
were found in possession of cash and because they were not able to
account for the possession of such a huge amount of cash. The said
conviction was upheld by the High Court while noting that a mere
claim by the accused persons that the cash belongs to them is
insufficient to prove that the cash belonged to the accused persons.