In Brief
The appellant was convicted of murdering his grandmother (Section 302 IPC) and sentenced to life imprisonment. The Supreme Court allowed his appeal and set aside both the trial court and High Court convictions. The Court found the prosecution case rested entirely on evidence from interested witnesses (the victim's son-in-law and daughter), who had property disputes with the accused. Alleged independent eyewitnesses turned hostile and did not support the prosecution. The judgment contained material contradictions, conflicting accounts of the accused's arrest, and missing critical evidence (bloodstained clothes and chemical analysis). The Court held that these factors created reasonable doubt and the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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