https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279759 SC held that a conviction cannot rest on handwriting expert opinion alone unless it is supported by clear direct or circumstantial evidence connecting the accused with the offence. The expert evidence was treated as weak and unsafe as the sole basis of guilt, and the surrounding circumstances, including the identification evidence and alleged presence at the relevant time, were found unreliable. As the record did not satisfactorily link the accused to the forged railway receipt, the theft of the blank receipt, or the alleged possession and sale of the iron sheets, the conviction could not be sustained and acquittal followed. en-us Tue, 15 Feb 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 13:22:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279759 SC held that a conviction cannot rest on handwriting expert opinion alone unless it is supported by clear direct or circumstantial evidence connecting the accused with the offence. The expert evidence was treated as weak and unsafe as the sole basis of guilt, and the surrounding circumstances, including the identification evidence and alleged presence at the relevant time, were found unreliable. As the record did not satisfactorily link the accused to the forged railway receipt, the theft of the blank receipt, or the alleged possession and sale of the iron sheets, the conviction could not be sustained and acquittal followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Feb 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279759