https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285141 In a circumstantial-evidence prosecution, the Court found that each incriminating link was unreliable or unproved: the child witness was not an eyewitness and gave an inconsistent account; the recoveries were unsupported by proof of ownership, linkage to the deceased, or consistent seizure evidence; the fingerprint and forensic material were insufficiently dependable; the alleged motive was weakened because valuable ornaments were left untouched; and the last-seen circumstance, resting on an untrustworthy account, did not complete the chain. The prosecution therefore failed to exclude reasonable doubt, and the convictions and death sentence could not be sustained. en-us Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Dec 2019 09:54:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285141 In a circumstantial-evidence prosecution, the Court found that each incriminating link was unreliable or unproved: the child witness was not an eyewitness and gave an inconsistent account; the recoveries were unsupported by proof of ownership, linkage to the deceased, or consistent seizure evidence; the fingerprint and forensic material were insufficiently dependable; the alleged motive was weakened because valuable ornaments were left untouched; and the last-seen circumstance, resting on an untrustworthy account, did not complete the chain. The prosecution therefore failed to exclude reasonable doubt, and the convictions and death sentence could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285141