State of UP Vs Kishanpal & Ors (2008) 16 SCC 73

Hon'ble Supreme Cort of India held that, "The motive may be considered as a circumstance which is relevant for assessing the evidence but if the evidence is clear and unambiguous and the circumstances prove the guilt of the accused, the same is not weakened even if the motive is not a very strong one. It is also settled law that the motive loses all its importance in a case where direct evidence of eyewitnesses is available, because even if there may be a very strong motive for the accused persons to crime, they cannot evidence of eyewitnesses is not convincing."