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SC: Motive Becomes Irrelevant When Direct Evidence Such as a Dying Declaration is Available - (16 Jan 2026)

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The court observed that “Motive assumes significance, primarily in cases based on circumstantial evidence. Where there is direct evidence in the form of a credible and trustworthy dying declaration, the absence of strong proof of motive is not fatal to the prosecution case.”

Tags : MOTIVE   EVIDENCE   DYING DECLARATION  

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