In Brief
In this criminal appeal arising from a 1983 daytime home invasion, the Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 394 IPC (dacoity) based on consistent and reliable eyewitness testimony from three credible witnesses who identified the accused and saw him causing injuries during the attack. The trial and High Courts both found the eyewitnesses credible and their testimony cogent and unshaken in cross-examination. However, since the appellant had already undergone over 14 years of imprisonment since conviction in 1985, the Court modified the life sentence to time already served and ordered his immediate release."
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