https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460341 Hostile eyewitness testimony, disputed statements recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and uncorroborated investigating-officer evidence could not establish guilt. Statements under Section 164 are not substantive evidence and cannot independently sustain conviction where witnesses deny them on oath. Motive evidence was unreliable, panch witnesses to recoveries were hostile, and forensic material did not complete a conclusive chain linking recovered articles to the offences. The prosecution therefore failed to prove the alleged motive, recoveries, or a complete and reliable chain of incriminating circumstances, resulting in acquittal. en-us Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:06:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460341 Hostile eyewitness testimony, disputed statements recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and uncorroborated investigating-officer evidence could not establish guilt. Statements under Section 164 are not substantive evidence and cannot independently sustain conviction where witnesses deny them on oath. Motive evidence was unreliable, panch witnesses to recoveries were hostile, and forensic material did not complete a conclusive chain linking recovered articles to the offences. The prosecution therefore failed to prove the alleged motive, recoveries, or a complete and reliable chain of incriminating circumstances, resulting in acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460341