In Brief
The respondent was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 IPC for murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment. The High Court reversed the conviction and acquitted him, noting the case was based on circumstantial evidence and finding conflicting prosecution versions regarding the murder weapon's recovery. Witnesses (PW-15 and PW-25) raised doubts about the prosecution's case. The Supreme Court dismissed the state's appeal, holding there was no perversity in the High Court's judgment in according the benefit of doubt to the accused.
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