
Case Law Analysis
|Calcutta High Court
Section 302 IPC | Dowry Death Conviction Upheld on Circumstantial Evidence Despite Lack of Eyewitnesses : Calcutta HC
Calcutta High Court affirms that cumulative circumstantial evidence, including post-mortem findings and failed alibi, suffices for conviction under Section 302 IPC in dowry death cases. The ruling underscores that direct eyewitnesses are not mandatory where circumstantial evidence forms an unbroken chain pointing to guilt. Co-accused acquitted due to absence of specific evidence linking them to the crime.