https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301899 In a circumstantial evidence prosecution, conviction can stand only if every incriminating circumstance is firmly proved and the combined chain excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The Court found the alleged last-seen, motive, and telephone-call evidence unnatural, improved, and unsupported by timely disclosure or corroboration, so it was unsafe to rely on it. It also held that the alleged recoveries of the letter and exercise book were not proved in accordance with law because the witnesses had not seen the actual recovery. The chain remained incomplete, reasonable doubt persisted, and the convictions were unsustainable. en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:38:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301899 In a circumstantial evidence prosecution, conviction can stand only if every incriminating circumstance is firmly proved and the combined chain excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The Court found the alleged last-seen, motive, and telephone-call evidence unnatural, improved, and unsupported by timely disclosure or corroboration, so it was unsafe to rely on it. It also held that the alleged recoveries of the letter and exercise book were not proved in accordance with law because the witnesses had not seen the actual recovery. The chain remained incomplete, reasonable doubt persisted, and the convictions were unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=301899