In Brief
Narinderpal Singh was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC for allegedly killing Gobind Singh at a college with a kirch (curved dagger). The Trial Court relied on eyewitness testimony, but the Supreme Court found the evidence insufficient. The primary complainant died before trial; one alleged eyewitness was discredited as he was not mentioned in the original police report; another witness only saw the appellant holding a blood-stained weapon after the incident, not the actual attack. Without eyewitness testimony to the fatal blow itself, and mere circumstantial evidence, the Court held the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and acquitted the appellant.
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