https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295967 Circumstantial evidence was held insufficient to prove murder and criminal conspiracy because the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain pointing only to guilt. The alleged last-seen theory was found unreliable due to delayed disclosure by family members, lack of timely reporting to police, and conduct that did not appear natural or convincing. The asserted illicit relationship between the appellants was also disbelieved for want of credible, prompt disclosure. Recovery of bloodstained clothes did not connect an appellant to the offence because ownership and use of the clothes at the relevant time were not proved, and bloodstains in the auto-rickshaw were not enough by themselves. The appellants were given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. en-us Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 16:14:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295967 Circumstantial evidence was held insufficient to prove murder and criminal conspiracy because the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain pointing only to guilt. The alleged last-seen theory was found unreliable due to delayed disclosure by family members, lack of timely reporting to police, and conduct that did not appear natural or convincing. The asserted illicit relationship between the appellants was also disbelieved for want of credible, prompt disclosure. Recovery of bloodstained clothes did not connect an appellant to the offence because ownership and use of the clothes at the relevant time were not proved, and bloodstains in the auto-rickshaw were not enough by themselves. The appellants were given the benefit of doubt and acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295967