https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312538 Circumstantial evidence can sustain a conviction only when the prosecution proves a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The article notes that gaps in the time line, ransom-related evidence, caller identification, last-seen proof, seizure process, call-data linkage, and DNA material can weaken the chain and create reasonable doubt. It also explains that discovery-based recoveries are usable only where the statement is made by an accused in lawful police custody and the discovery is properly proved; statements recorded before arrest and improperly attested recovery memos lack evidentiary value. en-us Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 05:57:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312538 Circumstantial evidence can sustain a conviction only when the prosecution proves a complete and unbroken chain of circumstances excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The article notes that gaps in the time line, ransom-related evidence, caller identification, last-seen proof, seizure process, call-data linkage, and DNA material can weaken the chain and create reasonable doubt. It also explains that discovery-based recoveries are usable only where the statement is made by an accused in lawful police custody and the discovery is properly proved; statements recorded before arrest and improperly attested recovery memos lack evidentiary value. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312538