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All. HC: If Ocular Testimony is Suspected, Existence/Absence of Motive Acquires Significance(14.08.2024)

Allahabad High Court while acquitting an accused in a murder case due to unreliable ocular testimony, has observed that when ocular testimony appears .....

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SC: When Strong Circumstantial Evidence Exists, Absence of Motive No Ground For Acquittal(22.04.2025)

SC has observed that when the circumstances are very convincing and provide an unbroken chain leading only to the conclusion of guilt of the accused a.....

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SC: Complete Absence of Motive May Lend Credence to Plea of Insanity(30.04.2025)

Supreme Court while reducing the sentence of a woman convicted of killing her daughters, has observed that a complete absence of any kind of motive wh.....

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SC: Absence of Motive Depending on Circumstantial Evidence Favours the Accused(28.09.2020)

Supreme Court has reiterated that absence of motive in a case depending on circumstantial evidence is a factor that weighs in favour of the accused.

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