Thursday, 12 November 2026

Circumstantial Evidence: Judgments and Case Law

32 items tagged with #Circumstantial Evidence

Judgments

Supreme Court of India Wife's Murder: Acquittal Upheld as No Circumstance Proved; Appellate Court Must Prefer View Favouring Accused: Supreme Court 7 October 2026 Madhya Pradesh High Court Not Rarest of Rare: MP High Court Commutes Death Sentence in Toddler's Rape-Murder, Acquits Two Co-Accused 13 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Uncertified Call Records and a Broken Chain of Custody Cannot Sustain Murder Conviction: Supreme Court Acquits Accused 3 November 2026 Supreme Court of India Unproved Call Records, Belated Last-Seen Witnesses and a Bare Threat: Supreme Court Upholds Murder Acquittals 3 November 2026 Rajasthan High Court Seen Outside Deceased’s House Is Not ‘Last Seen’: Rajasthan High Court Acquits Man of Brother’s Murder 13 October 2026 Rajasthan High Court Heinousness Alone Cannot Justify Death: Rajasthan High Court Commutes Child Rape-Murder Death Sentence to 30 Years 13 October 2026 Supreme Court of India How Long Before Remission? Supreme Court Lists Factors for Fixed-Term Life Sentences, Cuts Navas's Term to 25 Years 20 October 2026 Supreme Court of India High Court Cannot Reverse Acquittal on Mere Difference of Opinion Without Finding Illegality or Perversity: Supreme Court 11 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Supreme Court Sets Aside PC Act Conviction: Every Demand For Money Is Not A Demand For Gratification 25 September 2026 Supreme Court of India Bribe Demand Can Be Proved Without the Complainant: Constitution Bench Allows Circumstantial Proof Under PC Act 5 October 2026 Supreme Court of India Deterrence Guides Sentencing for Death by Rash Driving; Six-Month Term Upheld: Supreme Court 11 October 2026 Supreme Court of India No Conviction on Uncorroborated Retracted Confession; Death Sentence Commuted in Fratricide Case: Supreme Court 11 October 2026

Articles

Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen: How Courts Test the Chain
Criminal Law

Circumstantial Evidence and Last Seen: How Courts Test the Chain

How do courts decide a case with no eyewitness? A guide to the complete-chain rule, the last-seen circumstance, recoveries and forensic links, witness conduct, electronic messages, confessions, motive and appellate review, drawn from 15 Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court judgments with paragraph references.

17 October 2026
7 min read
Appeal Against Acquittal: When Can an Appellate Court Reverse an Acquittal?
Criminal Law

Appeal Against Acquittal: When Can an Appellate Court Reverse an Acquittal?

When may an appellate court set aside an acquittal? A guide to the double presumption of innocence, the two-views rule, the duty to meet the trial court's reasons, the errors that have justified reversal, why acquittals are upheld, hearing on sentence, the victim's appeal and double jeopardy, drawn from 36 Supreme Court and Rajasthan High Court judgments with paragraph references.

17 October 2026
11 min read
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