https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184406 Where a murder case rests on circumstantial evidence, the Court held that the accused's failure to explain facts especially within his knowledge can add an important link under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act. The medical and surrounding evidence showed homicidal strangulation, the deceased had last been seen with the accused, the house was found locked, the bodies were recovered from inside, and the accused remained untraceable until arrest. Although the extra-judicial confession and alleged recoveries were rejected as unreliable, the remaining circumstances formed a complete chain. The acquittal was set aside, the conviction restored, and the sentence modified to life imprisonment. en-us Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184406 Where a murder case rests on circumstantial evidence, the Court held that the accused's failure to explain facts especially within his knowledge can add an important link under Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act. The medical and surrounding evidence showed homicidal strangulation, the deceased had last been seen with the accused, the house was found locked, the bodies were recovered from inside, and the accused remained untraceable until arrest. Although the extra-judicial confession and alleged recoveries were rejected as unreliable, the remaining circumstances formed a complete chain. The acquittal was set aside, the conviction restored, and the sentence modified to life imprisonment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184406