In Brief
The State of Karnataka appealed against the High Court's acquittal of three accused persons convicted of murder and robbery. The trial court had convicted them based on evidence including the deceased being last seen with the accused, recovery of a vehicle, and recovery of gold items from the accused's residences. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, finding that the prosecution's evidence contained material contradictions: conflicting accounts of how the car was recovered, and a mismatch between when the gold items were identified and when they were allegedly recovered. These inconsistencies made the prosecution case highly doubtful and did not justify conviction.
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