(4) they should exclude every possible hypothesis except the one to be proved, and (5) there must be a chain of evidence so complete as not to leave any reasonable ground for the conclusion consistent with the innocence of the accused and must show that in all human probability the act must have been done by the accused. (Emphasis Supplied) 32. Having noted the principles governing a case based purely on circumstantial evidence, we now proceed to discuss the evidence led by the prosecution in the present case in its endeavour, to bring home the charges against the accused appellant. 33. The theory set out by the prosecution in its case is that the accused appellant had seen the child victim alone, playing with her dog on the morning of 30th September, 2013. As there was no one else in the vicinity, the accused appellant, driven by lust, took advantage of the situation, kidnapped the child and thereafter took her to room No. 2 of the watchmen 25 Criminal Appeal No(s). 1954-1955 of 2022