|Delhi High Court
Section 27 Evidence Act | Procedurally Defective Weapon Recovery Breaks Circumstantial Chain, Murder Conviction Set Aside : Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court acquitted two murder convicts, holding the prosecution failed to complete the circumstantial chain: the sword recovery under Section 27 Evidence Act was procedurally defective, blood-group matches lacked forensic linkage, and the accused wearing blood-stained clothes for five days was improbable. The ruling underscores that every circumstantial link must be forensically and procedurally airtight.