In Brief
Two men (Jagdish and another) were convicted of murder and rioting under IPC Sections 302, 149, and 148 based on a mob attack that left the victim with 11 injuries. The Supreme Court overturned their convictions, holding that reliance on a single eye-witness—who was related to the deceased and had pre-existing enmity with the accused—was unsafe when the testimony was fraught with inconsistencies and doubted by both trial and high courts. The medical evidence of 11 injuries, including incised wounds, was inconsistent with two men armed only with sticks. The Court acquitted the appellants, emphasizing that conviction on sole eye-witness testimony requires heightened scrutiny and corroboration.
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