The High Court of Chhattisgarh, in a judgment dismissing a murder appeal, has affirmed that scientific evidence, such as DNA and fingerprint analysis, when properly corroborated, can form a “complete and unbroken chain of circumstantial evidence” sufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru dismissed the appeal (CRA No. 1584 of 2022) of Suresh Sarkar @ Chhotu, upholding his conviction and life sentence for a 2019 murder. The Court’s decision rested on the strength of this chain of evidence.

The appeal challenged a 16.09.2022 judgment from the Special Judge, South Bastar, Dantewada, which convicted the appellant for the murder of Constable Ram Niwas Markam under Section 302 of the IPC.

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