https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469989 Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires each incriminating circumstance to be fully proved, consistent only with guilt, and to form a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Here, the material witnesses were found unreliable, the alleged motive and prior threats were not proved by cogent evidence, and the claimed recoveries of weapons and clothes on disclosure were treated as doubtful because the witnesses were hostile and the memoranda were suspect. The court also noted that Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act does not by itself establish participation in the offence. On that record, the conviction was held unsustainable and the appellants were entitled to acquittal. en-us Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:40:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469989 Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires each incriminating circumstance to be fully proved, consistent only with guilt, and to form a complete chain excluding every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Here, the material witnesses were found unreliable, the alleged motive and prior threats were not proved by cogent evidence, and the claimed recoveries of weapons and clothes on disclosure were treated as doubtful because the witnesses were hostile and the memoranda were suspect. The court also noted that Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act does not by itself establish participation in the offence. On that record, the conviction was held unsustainable and the appellants were entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469989