find that last seen theory has been applied as one of the several circumstances that deceased was seen last alive in the company of appellants ... having seen the deceased last at around 9.00 pm in the company of accused-appellants. Thereafter deceased-Sanjeev was not seen by anybody
last
seen together. Normally, last seen theory comes into play
where the time gap, between the point of time when the
accused and the deceased ... appellants
having been seen last together with the deceased. But it is
settled law that the only circumstance of last seen will not
complete
lastly seen alive in the company of his father
appellant/accused.
13. The circumstance of last seen together would normally be taken
into consideration ... last-seen theory comes into play where the time-gap
between the point of time when the accused and deceased
were seen last alive
deceased
being lastly seen with the accused in the temple. There is a substantial time
lag between the last seen evidence, and the recovery ... that the
deceased was lastly seen in the company of the appellant. In Narender
Singh (supra), on the question of last seen, the prosecution relied
fact that (i) the person who had been seen
last, in the company of the deceased Prabhash, was the appellant,
Crl Appeal 254/2014 Page ... deceased was found at 6:15 AM on 24th October 2011, (ii)
the appellant had a grudge against the deceased as the deceased was
trying
last seen theory comes
into play where the time-gap
between the point of time
when the accused and the
deceased were seen last
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positively establish that the
deceased was last seen with
the accused when there is a
long gap and possibility
appeal) from the person of the
deceased from the prosecution evidence of the accused and
deceased last seen some time after the accused got down ... last seen theory with
no much time gap to the time of last seen to the time of death of the
deceased apart from
circumstance relied on by the prosecution is the
circumstance of the deceased last seen in the company
of the deceased. In proof of this circumstance ... deceased; but in the
instant case, we do not find any material to show that
after the deceased and the accused were last seen
deceased and
deceased might have taken last meal prior to death within 4 to 6
hours. The doctor also stated that skin of the deceased ... seen
theory and also establish that the time gap between the deceased last
seen alive with the accused and the time when her dead body
last seen". In the State of U.P. Vs. Satish6 , it has been held as under:-
"The last seen theory comes into play ... between the point of time when the accused and the deceased were seen last alive and when the deceased is found dead is so small
