https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313585 In a prosecution resting on circumstantial evidence, conviction can be sustained only when the entire chain is complete and excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The Court held that motive, alleged conspiracy, recoveries, call records, CCTV material, identification evidence, and statements under Sections 164 and 313 CrPC did not provide that level of proof, especially where principal eyewitnesses and panch witnesses turned hostile. It also held that Section 164 statements are not substantive evidence and test identification material is only corroborative. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused were acquitted. en-us Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:41:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313585 In a prosecution resting on circumstantial evidence, conviction can be sustained only when the entire chain is complete and excludes every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. The Court held that motive, alleged conspiracy, recoveries, call records, CCTV material, identification evidence, and statements under Sections 164 and 313 CrPC did not provide that level of proof, especially where principal eyewitnesses and panch witnesses turned hostile. It also held that Section 164 statements are not substantive evidence and test identification material is only corroborative. The conviction and sentence were set aside and the accused were acquitted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313585