https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470850 Conviction for murder may be sustained despite a charge of dacoity with murder without separate alteration of charge where murder is an essential ingredient of the charged offence, the accused received notice of the material allegations, had an effective opportunity to defend, and suffered no prejudice or failure of justice. Circumstantial evidence may establish murder and disappearance of evidence where the deceased was last seen with the accused, the vehicle was recovered from the accused, the body was recovered at the accused's instance, and the fatal injuries and concealment complete the evidentiary chain. A failure to explain incriminating circumstances is relevant once the prosecution has otherwise proved that chain. en-us Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:15:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470850 Conviction for murder may be sustained despite a charge of dacoity with murder without separate alteration of charge where murder is an essential ingredient of the charged offence, the accused received notice of the material allegations, had an effective opportunity to defend, and suffered no prejudice or failure of justice. Circumstantial evidence may establish murder and disappearance of evidence where the deceased was last seen with the accused, the vehicle was recovered from the accused, the body was recovered at the accused's instance, and the fatal injuries and concealment complete the evidentiary chain. A failure to explain incriminating circumstances is relevant once the prosecution has otherwise proved that chain. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=470850