In Brief
The appellant was acquitted by the trial court of murder under Section 302 IPC in a death case, but the High Court convicted him under Section 325 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt) and sentenced him to one year imprisonment and a fine. The Supreme Court reversed this conviction, holding that the postmortem showed no injuries on the deceased and established death by heart failure. The High Court's speculation that a blow to the chest caused the heart failure was contradicted by the medical expert's evidence that such trauma would have caused instantaneous death. The Court held that motive alone cannot establish culpability without credible evidence, and the trial court's finding that motive was not proved was adequate. The appeal was allowed and the conviction set aside."
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