In Brief
The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed the acquittal of Shailendra Singh Tomar in a case involving a violent attack on police personnel and prisoners in 1987. The trial court and High Court both acquitted the accused, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittals, noting that key eyewitnesses turned hostile, witness statements were contradictory, and a prisoner-witness with criminal background and animosity toward the accused was unreliable. The medical evidence contradicted the prisoner's claim of being too injured to identify accused. The Court held that acquittals supported by consistent judicial reasoning could not be reversed, and dismissed the appeal.
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