In Brief
Two appellants were convicted of murdering Arun by administering a fatal drug overdose, based on circumstantial evidence. The deceased, a drug addict, died in a guest house room where the appellants were present. The Supreme Court acquitted them, holding that although the deceased died of drug overdose, the prosecution failed to prove the appellants administered the fatal injections. The medical evidence showed inconsistencies, the alleged motive was unproven, and critically, the deceased—being an experienced drug addict—could have self-injected. The prosecution's circumstantial case broke down as it could not establish an unbroken chain proving the appellants' guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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