https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169687 In criminal prosecutions based on circumstantial evidence, guilt must rest on a complete chain of proved facts that excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Uncorroborated testimony from a seriously compromised witness is insufficient where no reliable independent material supports it, and suspicion cannot replace legal proof. Allegations of forgery and antedating must likewise be supported by affirmative evidence; conjecture from overwriting or internal inconsistencies is not enough. Inadmissible expert opinion cannot sustain a finding that a document was fabricated or typed later. The governing principle is that forgery and intent to injure must be established by reliable evidence, not inference alone. en-us Tue, 23 Sep 1952 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Apr 2015 17:53:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169687 In criminal prosecutions based on circumstantial evidence, guilt must rest on a complete chain of proved facts that excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Uncorroborated testimony from a seriously compromised witness is insufficient where no reliable independent material supports it, and suspicion cannot replace legal proof. Allegations of forgery and antedating must likewise be supported by affirmative evidence; conjecture from overwriting or internal inconsistencies is not enough. Inadmissible expert opinion cannot sustain a finding that a document was fabricated or typed later. The governing principle is that forgery and intent to injure must be established by reliable evidence, not inference alone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Sep 1952 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169687