https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168441 In a prosecution based wholly on circumstantial evidence, guilt must rest on incriminating facts that are fully proved, form a complete chain, and exclude innocence. The Court found the handwriting comparison unhelpful because the specimen writing was taken during investigation and Section 73 of the Evidence Act applies only to a proceeding pending before the Court. The alleged extra-judicial confession was unreliable, as the surrounding circumstances suggested pressure and interrogation rather than a voluntary statement. The claimed recovery of the dead body was also doubtful because of contradictions regarding arrest and recovery, and the body was found at a place already known, so Section 27 had no real application. The acquittal was upheld. en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168441 In a prosecution based wholly on circumstantial evidence, guilt must rest on incriminating facts that are fully proved, form a complete chain, and exclude innocence. The Court found the handwriting comparison unhelpful because the specimen writing was taken during investigation and Section 73 of the Evidence Act applies only to a proceeding pending before the Court. The alleged extra-judicial confession was unreliable, as the surrounding circumstances suggested pressure and interrogation rather than a voluntary statement. The claimed recovery of the dead body was also doubtful because of contradictions regarding arrest and recovery, and the body was found at a place already known, so Section 27 had no real application. The acquittal was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168441