SUPREME COURT: MOTIVE IS SIGNIFICANT WHEN THERE IS DIRECT EVIDENCE PROVING THE GUILT OF ACCUSED

The Supreme Court in the case Chandan Versus The State (Delhi Admn.) observed while upholding the accused conviction for committing a day-light murder held that if there is a direct ocular piece of evidence inspiring the confidence of the court then the motive behind the commission of the offence would be of little relevance and the prosecution need not prove the motive of the accused in the commission of the crime.

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The bench comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice PB Varale in the case observed and has stated that the argument of the defence that the prosecution has not been able to establish any motive on the accused for committing this dastardly act is in fact true, but since this is a case of eyewitness where there is nothing to discredit the eye-witness, the motive itself is of little relevance.

The judgement authored by the bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia stated that the lack or absence of motive on the part of the accused is inconsequential when direct evidence establishes the crime.