In Brief
A man was brutally murdered with multiple stab and slash wounds. The sole eyewitness—the victim's mother—identified the appellants as participants in the killing. The High Court confirmed the conviction based on the eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical evidence. On appeal, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction, rejecting claims that the delay in filing the FIR (2.5 hours) and contradictions with medical evidence undermined the case. The Court held that eyewitness testimony takes primacy over medical evidence, and minor discrepancies do not discredit credible, direct evidence when explained by circumstance.
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