https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278214 In an appeal against acquittal based on circumstantial evidence, interference is justified only where the view taken is perverse or causes grave miscarriage of justice; on the facts, the evidence against the accused persons other than the ninth accused did not form a complete chain, so their acquittal was upheld. As to the ninth accused, independent evidence, recovery of a country-made pistol and cartridges at his instance, two credible extra-judicial confessions, and ballistic opinion linking the pellets to the weapon together proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. An irregular search did not by itself render the recovery inadmissible absent statutory prohibition or serious prejudice. The ninth accused's conviction for murder was restored. en-us Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278214 In an appeal against acquittal based on circumstantial evidence, interference is justified only where the view taken is perverse or causes grave miscarriage of justice; on the facts, the evidence against the accused persons other than the ninth accused did not form a complete chain, so their acquittal was upheld. As to the ninth accused, independent evidence, recovery of a country-made pistol and cartridges at his instance, two credible extra-judicial confessions, and ballistic opinion linking the pellets to the weapon together proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt. An irregular search did not by itself render the recovery inadmissible absent statutory prohibition or serious prejudice. The ninth accused's conviction for murder was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 20 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=278214