Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302 & 201–Circumstantial evidence–Reliability of prosecution case–Affair between the deceased and appellant–No reason as to why he would murder the deceased–Two witnesses who saw the deceased jumping into canal were not examined by prosecution–Trial Court side tracked this important circumstance–Injuries sustained by the deceased on private parts could have been caused by the metallic object, comprised in canal system–No evidence to show that the appellant was actually last seen in company of deceased–Lack of conclusive and convincing links in circumstantial evidence–Recovery of blood stained articles is also not reliable–Appellant
is entitlled to be acquitted.
