In Brief
Two appellants were convicted by the High Court of murder and Arms Act offences following a crime. The Supreme Court set aside their conviction and restored acquittal by the trial court. The Court held that the High Court wrongly interfered with findings of acquittal based on evidence that was merely a possible conclusion on the record. The prosecution's case rested on a telephone call without verified call details, and the recovery of the deceased's body came only through the appellants' own disclosure statements without prior prosecution knowledge. The forensic reports, while mentioning firearm use, lacked independent corroboration of the appellants' actual involvement. Finding the conviction unwarranted and the prosecution unable to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, the Court allowed both appeals.
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