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Absence of Motive in Criminal Cases in India and Its Legal Effect Explained by Supreme Court

Absence of Motive in Criminal Cases in India and Its Legal Effect Explained by Supreme Court

"Motive assumes significance, primarily in cases based on circumstantial evidence. Where there is direct evidence in the form of a credible and trustworthy dying declaration, the absence of strong proof of motive is not fatal to the prosecution case."

State of HP v. Chaman Lal [2026] GCtR 42 (SC)


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