In Brief
The appellants were convicted of murder under sections 148, 149, and 302 IPC based primarily on the testimony of Amol Singh, the brother of the deceased. The High Court upheld the conviction with reference to medical evidence. On appeal, the Supreme Court found that other witnesses' evidence (both prosecution and defence) conclusively demonstrated that Amol Singh could not have witnessed the incident at all. The court classified his testimony as wholly unreliable. Medical evidence of homicide alone could not corroborate an impossible eyewitness account. The court held that establishment of motive cannot sustain conviction without proof beyond reasonable doubt. The appeals were allowed and the appellants acquitted.
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