https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310681 A conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence must rest on a complete chain of proved circumstances consistent only with guilt. The alleged motive was speculative, the last seen evidence contained material contradictions, and the recovery evidence was uncertain, so the prosecution did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Electronic call records also could not be relied on because the mandatory Section 65B certification requirement was not complied with, and oral proof could not replace the statutory certificate. On those facts, the prosecution case failed on both evidentiary sufficiency and admissibility, and the conviction was set aside. en-us Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 18:56:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310681 A conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence must rest on a complete chain of proved circumstances consistent only with guilt. The alleged motive was speculative, the last seen evidence contained material contradictions, and the recovery evidence was uncertain, so the prosecution did not establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Electronic call records also could not be relied on because the mandatory Section 65B certification requirement was not complied with, and oral proof could not replace the statutory certificate. On those facts, the prosecution case failed on both evidentiary sufficiency and admissibility, and the conviction was set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310681