Chawla Rape Murder Case: Justice Lalit’s clarification on the verdict: Evidence was not enough to prove the guilt of the convicts

The Supreme Court has acquitted three convicts Ravi Kumar, Rahul and Vinod in the 2012 Chhawla rape murder case for want of evidence.

The Supreme Court acquitted the convicts in the 2012 Delhi’s Chhawla rape and murder case. He was sentenced to death by the High Court and the lower court. Now retired Justice UU Lalit has given a statement for the first time on the decision to acquit the convicts. Justice Lalit has observed that all three were awarded death sentence on the basis of circumstantial evidence, but the evidence produced was not sufficient to prove the guilt of the convicts.

UU Lalit said that “the facts in this case were not so clear. If the evidence is not strong enough to award death sentence to the convict, as has been done by the trial court and the High Court, then why should the matter come to the Supreme Court?”

There were only facts in the case, the links were not connected – Justice Lalit
Defending the Supreme Court’s decision, Justice UU Lalit said, “The elements were based purely on circumstantial evidence. It is clear in the law that facts should only be taken as an indication of an offence, unless The crime is not fully proved. Circumstantial evidence case theory should not be accepted.

The former CJI said, in fact there was no such circumstance which could have taken the case to a turning point. According to the law, the chain of evidence should be connected with each other, because the benefit of doubt is also given in that direction.

SC had remarked earlier also – not punishment on the basis of feelings
During the hearing in the Supreme Court on 7 April, the judges had said, “Sentence cannot be given on the basis of feelings. Punishment is given on the basis of logic and evidence. We are understanding your feelings, but by looking at the feelings, the punishment is given in the court.” Decisions are not made.

During the hearing of the case, ASG Aishwarya Bhati, on behalf of the police, had presented her argument in the court that the convicts had committed such a heinous crime, due to which they could not be given concession.

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