Circumstantial evidence is also known as indirect evidence. It is a kind of evidence that suggests a fact by implication or inference of other events or circumstances.
The court draws conclusions from existing facts in issue. It implies that a person committed the act in question. Circumstantial evidence could be the appearance on the scene of a crime, testimony that suggests a connection or link with a crime or physical evidence that suggests criminal activity.
As opposed to Direct Evidence, Circumstantial evidence pertains to a series of facts other than the particular fact sought to be proved. The party offering circumstantial evidence argues that this series of facts can be inferred from the proven facts, by reason and experience.
This kind of evidence is mostly employed in criminal trials. Many circumstances can create assumptions of an accused's guilt, including the accused's resistance to arrest, the presence of a motive, presence at the scene of the crime or contractions on the part of the accused.
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