https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312528 Unreliable discovery evidence under Section 27 of the Evidence Act could not be relied on where the accused's exact disclosure was not proved, the discovery memo was not properly established, and a panch witness was not examined. The alleged extra judicial confessions were also found untrustworthy because the surrounding facts did not support voluntariness or credibility. With those links discarded, the remaining circumstances, including motive and the accused's injuries, did not form a complete chain excluding reasonable hypotheses of innocence. The prosecution therefore failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and death sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal. en-us Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 May 2024 11:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312528 Unreliable discovery evidence under Section 27 of the Evidence Act could not be relied on where the accused's exact disclosure was not proved, the discovery memo was not properly established, and a panch witness was not examined. The alleged extra judicial confessions were also found untrustworthy because the surrounding facts did not support voluntariness or credibility. With those links discarded, the remaining circumstances, including motive and the accused's injuries, did not form a complete chain excluding reasonable hypotheses of innocence. The prosecution therefore failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and death sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312528