In Brief
Two appellants were convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC based on being the last people seen with the deceased. The Supreme Court reversed the conviction on appeal, finding that the circumstantial evidence of 'last seen together' was insufficient without corroboration. The time-gap between the last sighting (26 December at 1:30 p.m.) and the death was approximately two days, which was too large to support conviction without additional evidence. The Court held that a reasonable doubt existed regarding the appellants' involvement and acquitted them, setting aside their life sentences."
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