As per case facts, appellant Pooranmal and co-convict Ladu Lal were convicted for the murder of Ladu Lal's wife. Ladu Lal's appeal was rejected. Pooranmal, unable to appeal due to ... poverty, later filed an appeal through legal aid. The prosecution's case against Pooranmal rested on circumstantial evidence: call detail records, recovery of a blood-stained shirt, and recovery of currency notes. The question arose whether this circumstantial evidence was sufficient and admissible to establish guilt, given doubts about evidence integrity and procedural compliance. Finally, the Supreme Court deemed the recovery of currency notes doubtful due to discrepancies and lack of nexus to the crime. The blood-stained shirt's recovery was unreliable due to a broken chain of custody, rendering the FSL report inadmissible. Call detail records were also inadmissible due to the absence of the mandatory legal certificate for electronic evidence. Thus, the prosecution failed to establish a complete and coherent chain of incriminating circumstances, leading to Pooranmal's acquittal.