Pradeep Kumar @ Sonu vs State on 20 February, 2020
54. Further it is relevant to highlight that it is a settled law that the
inability of the prosecution to establish motive is not always fatal to
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the case of the prosecution and does not render any benefit to the
accused, as the proof of motive will only be an important
corroborative piece of evidence. Very recently, this bench in the case
of Runeet Gulathi vs State, 2019 SCC OnLine Del 10208 had an
occasion to explain the relevance of motive in a case of
circumstantial evidence. The relevant portion of the said judgment is
reproduced herein below: