In case of circumstantial evidence, chain has to be complete in all respects to indicate guilt of accused: Supreme Court

if the Court finds any of the links to be missing and not proved, the conviction of the accused should be interfered with, the judges opined.

Supreme Court

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22 Jun 2023, 5:46 am

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In a case of circumstantial evidence, the chain of evidence has to be complete in all respects and also exclude any other theory, the Supreme Court emphasised recently while acquitting a man in a 22-year-old murder case [Laxman Prasad @ Laxman v. State of Madhya Pradesh].

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Supreme Court of India

Murder

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Accused

chain of evidence

circumstantial evidence