https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293724 A conviction based entirely on circumstantial evidence can stand only if each incriminating circumstance is firmly proved and the chain points unerringly to guilt. The court found the alleged motive, presence near the scene, rejection of the alibi, and recoveries of the chain, knife, and bloodstained clothes unreliable and insufficiently corroborated. It also noted that withholding material investigative results, non-examination of vital witnesses, and failure to produce relevant reports and records undermined the prosecution case. On that record, the circumstantial chain was incomplete and did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction and sentence could not be sustained. en-us Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 11:42:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293724 A conviction based entirely on circumstantial evidence can stand only if each incriminating circumstance is firmly proved and the chain points unerringly to guilt. The court found the alleged motive, presence near the scene, rejection of the alibi, and recoveries of the chain, knife, and bloodstained clothes unreliable and insufficiently corroborated. It also noted that withholding material investigative results, non-examination of vital witnesses, and failure to produce relevant reports and records undermined the prosecution case. On that record, the circumstantial chain was incomplete and did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, so the conviction and sentence could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293724