In Brief
The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment based on circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and acquitted him, finding that the prosecution failed to establish major links in the chain of circumstances. The Court noted the absence of any proven motive, inconsistencies in the last-seen theory, lack of corroboration for extra-judicial confessions, and recovery from non-exclusive open places. The Court held that in circumstantial evidence cases, every link must be proved beyond reasonable doubt and point unequivocally to guilt. Entitlement to benefit of doubt warranted acquittal.
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