https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193590 A conviction for murder can rest on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence in a clandestine poisoning case, including hostility, prior threats, sudden death in the accused's house, secret removal of the body, and disposal to conceal the crime, even if the poison is not detected. On that basis, Mahabir's murder conviction was upheld. By contrast, Dasrath and Kasim were acquitted because there was no reliable admissible evidence linking them to the offence, and police statements could not be used as proof. Mahadeo's admitted role in carrying and disposing of the body supported liability only for causing disappearance of evidence, while the conspiracy convictions were set aside. en-us Tue, 07 Mar 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:46:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193590 A conviction for murder can rest on a complete chain of circumstantial evidence in a clandestine poisoning case, including hostility, prior threats, sudden death in the accused's house, secret removal of the body, and disposal to conceal the crime, even if the poison is not detected. On that basis, Mahabir's murder conviction was upheld. By contrast, Dasrath and Kasim were acquitted because there was no reliable admissible evidence linking them to the offence, and police statements could not be used as proof. Mahadeo's admitted role in carrying and disposing of the body supported liability only for causing disappearance of evidence, while the conspiracy convictions were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 07 Mar 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=193590