https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462498 In a prosecution based on circumstantial evidence, conviction is sustainable only if every circumstance is fully proved, consistent solely with guilt, and forms a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. An alleged extra-judicial confession is a weak form of evidence and requires reliable corroboration; absent such corroboration, it cannot sustain conviction. Here, the surrounding circumstances and recoveries did not remove evidentiary gaps or establish a conclusive chain, so the accused were given the benefit of doubt and the convictions could not be maintained. en-us Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 22:47:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462498 In a prosecution based on circumstantial evidence, conviction is sustainable only if every circumstance is fully proved, consistent solely with guilt, and forms a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. An alleged extra-judicial confession is a weak form of evidence and requires reliable corroboration; absent such corroboration, it cannot sustain conviction. Here, the surrounding circumstances and recoveries did not remove evidentiary gaps or establish a conclusive chain, so the accused were given the benefit of doubt and the convictions could not be maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462498