In Brief
A shop keeper was fatally assaulted with an iron rod on the way home. His father, the sole eyewitness, reported the assault and later died from head injuries. The trial court acquitted the accused, but the High Court reversed this, finding the eyewitness evidence credible and supported by medical and circumstantial proof. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, holding that direct evidence from a reliable eyewitness (even if a relative) does not require elaborate corroboration. Proof of motive is not essential when direct evidence establishes guilt beyond doubt. The trial court's hyper-technical approach to evidence was error, justifying appellate interference.
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