In Brief
A man was stabbed to death in a property dispute; the victim named his assailants before dying. The Trial Court acquitted the accused, doubting the credibility of eyewitnesses (the victim's son and wife) and the dying declaration. On State appeal, the High Court convicted Laltu Ghosh, finding the eyewitnesses reliable and the dying declaration trustworthy. The Supreme Court upheld this conviction, holding that related witnesses are not automatically suspect, minor inconsistencies do not destroy the core prosecution case, and a reliable dying declaration supported by other evidence can sustain conviction without separate corroboration.
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