Recovery of a vehicle does not prove every alleged occupant’s guilt

The Tata Mobile was seized after the incidents. The seizure witness spoke of the other accused being in the vehicle. He did not place the appellant in it. No incriminating material against the appellant was found in the vehicle. The vehicle was not produced before the trial court. The eyewitnesses did not identify it in court. The vehicle evidence did not connect the appellant to the crime. The Court found the link between him and the vehicle unestablished. Jaswinder Singh @ Shinder Singh v. State of Punjab | 2026 INSC 23