The Supreme Court noted that the instant case was one involving circumstantial evidence, as no one had seen the commission of the crime. While so, the bench pointed out that the prosecution had been unable to explain the motive for the alleged crime.
“In a case of circumstantial evidence, motive has an important role to play. Motive may also have a role to play even in a case of direct evidence but it carries much greater importance in a case of circumstantial evidence than a case of direct evidence. It is an important link in the chain of circumstances,” the Court observed.
Source: Barandbench
