https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177421 A conviction for murder may be sustained on circumstantial evidence alone when proved facts form a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis other than guilt. The Court relied on the accused and deceased being last seen together, the accused returning alone with inconsistent explanations, recovery of the weapon linked to the assault, clothing evidence identifying the deceased, supporting medical evidence, and a strong motive. Although the Section 164 confession was challenged as unreliable, the remaining evidence was held sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and death sentence were sustained. en-us Tue, 29 Aug 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:29:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177421 A conviction for murder may be sustained on circumstantial evidence alone when proved facts form a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis other than guilt. The Court relied on the accused and deceased being last seen together, the accused returning alone with inconsistent explanations, recovery of the weapon linked to the assault, clothing evidence identifying the deceased, supporting medical evidence, and a strong motive. Although the Section 164 confession was challenged as unreliable, the remaining evidence was held sufficient to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and death sentence were sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Aug 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177421