In Brief
A shepherd's death was investigated as a homicide after his 19 sheep were found with the appellant. The prosecution relied on the recovery of the dead body allegedly based on the appellant's confessional statement (which the appellant denied), and three recovered sheep. However, no distinct identification marks proved the sheep belonged to the deceased, and the appellant was acquitted of theft. The Supreme Court held that suspicion cannot replace proof in circumstantial evidence cases. Since the murder's motive (theft) was disproven, the conviction chain collapsed. The Court acquitted the appellant of all charges.
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