In a significant ruling concerning the standards of circumstantial evidence, the High Court of Delhi has acquitted an appellant, Gir Raj, who had been convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. A division bench comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja set aside the trial court’s order of conviction
Suspicion Cannot Substitute Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Delhi High Court Acquits Man Convicted of Murder
