https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469990 Conviction for murder and destruction of evidence based on circumstantial evidence was found unsustainable where the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain consistent only with guilt. The recoveries were inadequate because the dagger and rickshaw came from open places accessible to all, the blood on the dagger was proved only as human blood without matching the deceased's blood group, and blood-stained clothes recovered after several days were not trustworthy. The statement under Section 27 of the Evidence Act was confined to the discovery portion, and the appellant's silence under Section 313 CrPC could not cure the gaps in the prosecution case. en-us Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:01:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469990 Conviction for murder and destruction of evidence based on circumstantial evidence was found unsustainable where the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain consistent only with guilt. The recoveries were inadequate because the dagger and rickshaw came from open places accessible to all, the blood on the dagger was proved only as human blood without matching the deceased's blood group, and blood-stained clothes recovered after several days were not trustworthy. The statement under Section 27 of the Evidence Act was confined to the discovery portion, and the appellant's silence under Section 313 CrPC could not cure the gaps in the prosecution case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=469990