https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299172 Conviction for kidnapping for ransom and criminal conspiracy was found unsustainable where the prosecution relied mainly on suspicion, past employment, alleged threats and an anonymous ransom call, but produced no credible evidence linking the accused to the abduction or confinement of the children. Material witnesses gave no direct evidence of his participation, the children implicated other accused persons rather than him, and there was no reliable proof of any meeting or plan with co-accused. Criminal conviction cannot rest on conjecture or the gravity of the offence alone. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. en-us Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 11:31:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299172 Conviction for kidnapping for ransom and criminal conspiracy was found unsustainable where the prosecution relied mainly on suspicion, past employment, alleged threats and an anonymous ransom call, but produced no credible evidence linking the accused to the abduction or confinement of the children. Material witnesses gave no direct evidence of his participation, the children implicated other accused persons rather than him, and there was no reliable proof of any meeting or plan with co-accused. Criminal conviction cannot rest on conjecture or the gravity of the offence alone. The conviction was set aside and the accused was acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299172