https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311413 The SC allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstances leading to the inescapable conclusion of guilt. While the last seen theory established the appellant's presence with the deceased, the trial court and HC failed to consider the appellant's defense under Section 313 CrPC. The court held that incomplete links in the circumstantial evidence chain, coupled with non-consideration of the defense, created reasonable doubt about the appellant's guilt, warranting acquittal. en-us Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Dec 2023 09:26:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311413 The SC allowed the appeal and acquitted the appellant in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstances leading to the inescapable conclusion of guilt. While the last seen theory established the appellant's presence with the deceased, the trial court and HC failed to consider the appellant's defense under Section 313 CrPC. The court held that incomplete links in the circumstantial evidence chain, coupled with non-consideration of the defense, created reasonable doubt about the appellant's guilt, warranting acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311413