Question

The ``Panchsheel'' of circumstantial evidence implies that

• A. At least five eyewitnesses must be present to secure a conviction.
• B. The chain of evidence must be complete and inconsistent with any hypothesis of innocence.
• C. The judge must use five different statutes to interpret the evidence.
• D. Only five types of physical evidence are admissible in court.

Hint:

The Panchsheel of Circumstantial Evidence requires that the circumstances should form a complete chain leading only to the guilt of the accused and should exclude every reasonable possibility of innocence.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall what "Panchsheel" refers to here.
It is a set of five guiding principles the Supreme Court laid down for convicting someone purely on circumstantial evidence.
Step 2: State what these principles require.
Together, the proved facts must form a complete chain that points only to the guilt of the accused and rules out every other reasonable explanation.
Step 3: Eliminate the distractors.
It has nothing to do with a fixed count of eyewitnesses, statutes, or physical evidence types, those readings misuse the word "five".
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