In Brief
The Supreme Court partially allowed the State's appeal against a High Court acquittal in a murder case. Gurpreet Singh was convicted of killing his former mother-in-law, Amarjit Kaur, over his resentment of a failed marriage and lost immigration plans. The Court reinstated his conviction, finding the High Court's acquittal perverse for disbelieving credible eyewitnesses (the victim's husband and daughter) despite their prompt FIR lodging and the recovery of the murder weapon. However, the Court upheld the acquittal of three co-accused due to lack of clear evidence linking them to the crime, restoring the delicate balance between justice for victims and the presumption of innocence.
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