https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181820 An acquittal for murder under Section 302 IPC was upheld because the prosecution case rested wholly on circumstantial evidence, with no proved motive and medical evidence that did not rule out epilepsy as a possible cause of death. In circumstantial cases, guilt can be sustained only when every reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence is excluded and the proven circumstances are wholly inconsistent with innocence. The Court reiterated that strong suspicion cannot replace proof beyond reasonable doubt. On the material available, that burden was not discharged, so interference with the acquittal was declined. en-us Tue, 03 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Apr 2016 17:41:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181820 An acquittal for murder under Section 302 IPC was upheld because the prosecution case rested wholly on circumstantial evidence, with no proved motive and medical evidence that did not rule out epilepsy as a possible cause of death. In circumstantial cases, guilt can be sustained only when every reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence is excluded and the proven circumstances are wholly inconsistent with innocence. The Court reiterated that strong suspicion cannot replace proof beyond reasonable doubt. On the material available, that burden was not discharged, so interference with the acquittal was declined. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 03 Apr 1979 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181820