Tagged “acquittal”

2 articles on acquittal.

Hanumant v. State of Madhya Pradesh: the foundational test for circumstantial evidence

In September 1952 the young Supreme Court laid down the foundational rule that circumstantial evidence must form a chain excluding every hypothesis but guilt.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·7 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra: the panchsheel of circumstantial evidence

In July 1984 a three-judge bench crystallised the five golden principles, the panchsheel, governing convictions resting wholly on circumstantial evidence.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·8 min