https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301674 Minor discrepancies, delayed witness examination, partial hostility and investigative lapses do not defeat a murder prosecution where the evidence as a whole establishes a complete chain, supported by eyewitness accounts, recovery material and post-mortem evidence of homicidal strangulation. Non-sending of articles to the forensic laboratory was treated as a defect in investigation, not a ground to disregard substantive proof of guilt. Identification in court, a short last-seen gap between the deceased and the accused, and the absence of a plausible explanation for the death supported conviction. Shared assault, strangulation and disposal of the body were treated as conduct showing common intention under Section 34 IPC. en-us Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:55:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301674 Minor discrepancies, delayed witness examination, partial hostility and investigative lapses do not defeat a murder prosecution where the evidence as a whole establishes a complete chain, supported by eyewitness accounts, recovery material and post-mortem evidence of homicidal strangulation. Non-sending of articles to the forensic laboratory was treated as a defect in investigation, not a ground to disregard substantive proof of guilt. Identification in court, a short last-seen gap between the deceased and the accused, and the absence of a plausible explanation for the death supported conviction. Shared assault, strangulation and disposal of the body were treated as conduct showing common intention under Section 34 IPC. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301674