https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196301 A conviction based on circumstantial evidence cannot be sustained on the last seen theory alone unless the chain of circumstances is complete and excludes every hypothesis consistent with innocence. In this material, the last seen testimony was inconsistent on the place and manner of observation, the complaint and FIR omitted later-added facts, there was an unexplained delay of about six days in reporting the disappearance, and the credibility of related witnesses was doubtful. Recovery based on one accused's statement could not, by itself, complete the chain against the other accused. The evidence was therefore insufficient to sustain conviction, and acquittal followed. en-us Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Nov 2017 21:26:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196301 A conviction based on circumstantial evidence cannot be sustained on the last seen theory alone unless the chain of circumstances is complete and excludes every hypothesis consistent with innocence. In this material, the last seen testimony was inconsistent on the place and manner of observation, the complaint and FIR omitted later-added facts, there was an unexplained delay of about six days in reporting the disappearance, and the credibility of related witnesses was doubtful. Recovery based on one accused's statement could not, by itself, complete the chain against the other accused. The evidence was therefore insufficient to sustain conviction, and acquittal followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196301