In Brief
The State of Uttarakhand appealed a High Court acquittal of five men accused of murdering Singhara Singh in 1992. The prosecution claimed the deceased was shot and attacked by the accused during an ambush near his village. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, finding material contradictions between eyewitness accounts and medical evidence, particularly regarding injury locations inconsistent with alleged attack directions. Key prosecution witnesses contradicted each other; the deceased's wife was not examined despite being present; and the critical uncle-witness turned hostile. The Court held it would not interfere with the High Court's acquittal absent glaring infirmities, and found the prosecution had failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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