https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302176 In a circumstantial evidence murder case, the Court treated the accused's presence with the deceased, blood-stained clothes, and recovery of a blood-stained knife at his instance as a complete chain supporting conviction for murder. It held that criminal conspiracy cannot rest on relationship or suspicion alone and requires proof of agreement or meeting of minds; on that footing, the conspiracy conviction failed. Assistance in arranging fresh clothes and concealment of blood-stained clothing was sufficient to sustain liability for causing disappearance of evidence, with sentence reduced to time already undergone. Harbouring a known offender was not proved because knowledge and intent to screen from punishment were absent, so that conviction was set aside. en-us Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 May 2022 11:41:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302176 In a circumstantial evidence murder case, the Court treated the accused's presence with the deceased, blood-stained clothes, and recovery of a blood-stained knife at his instance as a complete chain supporting conviction for murder. It held that criminal conspiracy cannot rest on relationship or suspicion alone and requires proof of agreement or meeting of minds; on that footing, the conspiracy conviction failed. Assistance in arranging fresh clothes and concealment of blood-stained clothing was sufficient to sustain liability for causing disappearance of evidence, with sentence reduced to time already undergone. Harbouring a known offender was not proved because knowledge and intent to screen from punishment were absent, so that conviction was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302176