In Brief
A murder case involved charges against 22 accused of unlawful assembly and murder. The Trial Court acquitted all; the High Court reversed and convicted only two (appellants) under Section 302 IPC for murder, while maintaining acquittals of the others. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding that convicting only two out of 22 accused for murder alone, when charges of unlawful assembly and common object were not proved against any, was illogical. Material contradictions between eyewitnesses regarding weapons used and roles played were irreconcilable. The appellate court had not given sufficiently strong reasons to overturn the Trial Court's acquittal.
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