https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157166 A conviction under Section 302 IPC based on circumstantial evidence was held unsafe where the medical opinion was doubtful, usual indicia of asphyxial death were absent, and the alleged motive from cruelty and dowry demand had not been proved. The deceased being with the accused at the relevant time was insufficient to complete the chain of circumstances without proof of violence or other conclusive links. The prosecution retained the primary burden throughout, and where two views were possible the benefit of doubt applied. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. en-us Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157166 A conviction under Section 302 IPC based on circumstantial evidence was held unsafe where the medical opinion was doubtful, usual indicia of asphyxial death were absent, and the alleged motive from cruelty and dowry demand had not been proved. The deceased being with the accused at the relevant time was insufficient to complete the chain of circumstances without proof of violence or other conclusive links. The prosecution retained the primary burden throughout, and where two views were possible the benefit of doubt applied. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157166