In Brief
This appeal challenges the High Court's conviction of the appellant for murder of Bhima Waghmare. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence: recovery of a pistol allegedly snatched from a police officer (which forensically matched the murder weapon) and a mobile phone allegedly belonging to the deceased. The Supreme Court found critical gaps: no Test Identification Parade was conducted despite promises, the mobile was subscribed to a third party (not the deceased), and the link between weapon snatching and murder was incomplete. Applying established principles for circumstantial evidence cases, the Court held that the material did not exclude every hypothesis except guilt. The appellant was acquitted and granted the benefit of doubt."/> </invoke>
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