August 30, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT REITERATES REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT IN CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE CASE

The Supreme Court, in a powerful judgment in the case of Putai v. State of Uttar Pradesh [Criminal Appeal Nos. 36-37 of 2019 with 154 of 2025], rigorously examined the evidentiary standards required in criminal trials, particularly…

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June 14, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

PRESUMPTION CANNOT REPLACE PROOF: SUPREME COURT ON THE LIMITS OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL TRIALS

The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in the case of Vaibhav v. State of Maharashtra (Criminal Appeal No. 1463 of 2012, decided on 04.06.2025), acquitted a student previously convicted of murdering his friend, holding that the prosecution…

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