EPISODE · Oct 12, 2025 · 5 MIN
Thammineni Bhaskar vs. State of Andhra PRadesh 2025 INSC 1124
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The Court ACQUITTED THE ACCUSED, overturning a conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The judgment re-emphasizes the "five golden principles" or "panchsheel" of proving a case with circumstantial evidence. Can motive alone establish guilt when key witnesses turn hostile? Tune in to understand the critical legal nuances of the "last seen" theory under the Indian Evidence Act, and the burden on the prosecution to establish an unbroken chain of events.Statutes:(a) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 302, 364, 201.(b) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) - Sections 161, 164.
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The Court ACQUITTED THE ACCUSED, overturning a conviction based on circumstantial evidence. The judgment re-emphasizes the "five golden principles" or "panchsheel" of proving a case with circumstantial evidence. Can motive alone establish guilt when key witnesses turn hostile? Tune in to understand the critical legal nuances of the "last seen" theory under the Indian Evidence Act, and the burden on the prosecution to establish an unbroken chain of events.Statutes:(a) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) - Sections 302, 364, 201.(b) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) - Sections 161, 164.
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