Circumstantial Evidence

In Karakkattu Muhammed Basheer v. State of Kerala [2024 INSC 838], the Supreme Court overturned the conviction upheld by the Kerala High Court, on the ground that the prosecution's chain of circumstantial evidence had significant, unexplained gaps.

In Vaibhav v. State of Maharashtra (2025 INSC 800), the Supreme Court overturned the trial court's conviction of the accused for murder based on circumstantial evidence, due to lack of proof sufficient to sustain the conviction.

In paragraph 8 of the judgement in Ravinder Kumar v State of NCT of Delhi [2024 INSC 211 ], the Supreme Court (SC) says that the law regarding conviction on the basis of circumstantial evidence is crystallized in Sharada Birdhichand Sarada v State of Maharashtra [ AIR 1984 SC 1622].