In Brief
Two men died in a roadside incident on 28 December 1990. The prosecution charged eight men with murder and criminal conspiracy, alleging they had plotted the deaths and used a lorry to kill them. The trial court convicted all eight under Section 120B IPC (conspiracy) and three under Sections 302/34 (murder). The High Court acquitted all, finding the evidence rested on suspicion and incomplete circumstantial links. The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against acquittal, holding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The evidence suggested an accidental collision with an unknown vehicle, and post-mortem findings were inconclusive on whether the deaths resulted from deliberate violence or accident.", <parameter name="cited_cases">[{"raw_citation": "State of Rajasthan v. Islam & Ors. 2011 (6) SCC 343", "case_name": "State of Rajasthan v. Islam & Ors.", "cited_year": "2011", "paragraph": "21", "treatment": "followed", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Vijay Shankar v. State of Haryana 2015 (12) SCC 644", "case_name": "Vijay Shankar v. State of Haryana", "cited_year": "2015", "paragraph": "29", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Praful Sudhakar Parab v. State of Maharashtra 2016 (12) SCC 783", "case_name": "Praful Sudhakar Parab v. State of Maharashtra", "cited_year": "2016", "paragraph": "29", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Satish Nirankari v. State of Rajasthan 2017 (8) SCC 497", "case_name": "Satish Nirankari v. State of Rajasthan", "cited_year": "2017", "paragraph": "29", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Murari Lal v. State of Madhya Pradesh 1980 (1) SCC 704", "case_name": "Murari Lal v. State of Madhya Pradesh", "cited_year": "1980", "paragraph": "187", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Shivaji Sahabrao Bobade v. State of Maharashtra, (1973) 2 SCC 793", "case_name": "Shivaji Sahabrao Bobade v. State of Maharashtra", "cited_year": "1973", "paragraph": "189", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra (1984) 4 SCC 116", "case_name": "Sharad Birdhichand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra", "cited_year": "1984", "paragraph": "190", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Bablu v. State of Rajasthan 2006 (13) SCC 116", "case_name": "Bablu v. State of Rajasthan", "cited_year": "2006", "paragraph": "190", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Sadhu Saran Singh v. State of U.P., 2016 (4) SCC 357", "case_name": "Sadhu Saran Singh v. State of U.P.", "cited_year": "2016", "paragraph": "194", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}, {"raw_citation": "Shanti Devi v. State of Rajasthan (2012) 12 SCC 158", "case_name": "Shanti Devi v. State of Rajasthan", "cited_year": "2012", "paragraph": "196", "treatment": "referred", "treatment_by": "this_court"}]
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