https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169263 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act was treated as a valid evidentiary classification because it distinguishes persons in custody from those not in custody on a real and rational basis connected with discovery of facts, and the limited portion of information leading distinctly to discovery remained admissible. On the facts, the circumstantial evidence, including the discovery of the blood-stained gandasa, the quarrel, threat, conduct and absconding, was held to form a complete chain consistent only with guilt, supporting a conviction for murder and restoration of the death sentence. The dissent considered section 27 unconstitutional under article 14, but the majority upheld the provision. en-us Fri, 06 May 1960 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:18:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169263 Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act was treated as a valid evidentiary classification because it distinguishes persons in custody from those not in custody on a real and rational basis connected with discovery of facts, and the limited portion of information leading distinctly to discovery remained admissible. On the facts, the circumstantial evidence, including the discovery of the blood-stained gandasa, the quarrel, threat, conduct and absconding, was held to form a complete chain consistent only with guilt, supporting a conviction for murder and restoration of the death sentence. The dissent considered section 27 unconstitutional under article 14, but the majority upheld the provision. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 1960 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169263