‘Last Seen Together’ Along With ‘Absence Of Satisfactory Explanation’ Insufficient For Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

Other circumstances need to be proved, the bench observed.The Supreme Court, in Anjan Kumar Sarma vs State of Assam, has reiterated that “last seen together” along with “absence of satisfactory explanation” cannot be made the sole basis of conviction, when the other circumstances could not be proved.The high court, in the instant case, had convicted the accused holding that the onus...