In Brief
This case involved three criminal appeals by Farida Begum (a municipal chairperson), Mohd. Ashraf, and Raees Ahmed against their convictions for the murder of Mukhtar Ahmed in a municipal politics dispute. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Farida Begum and Ashraf based on credible eyewitness testimony proving they instigated and committed the murder. However, the Court acquitted Raees Ahmed and Raees Ahmed @ Satna (Accused No. 4 and 5), applying the benefit of doubt consistently with how the High Court had treated similarly situated co-accused, and noting insufficient evidence of their specific roles in the shooting."}
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