In Brief
Two accused persons were convicted for murder by the trial court and their conviction was upheld by the High Court. The appellants challenged the conviction based on the sole reliance on eye-witness evidence (PW-1), after the High Court had discarded recovery evidence and the testimony of a second eye-witness. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the eye-witness's detailed and consistent narration of events, absence of contradictions in cross-examination, and successful identification of the accused in Test Identification Parade provided sufficient and cogent material for conviction. The appeal was dismissed and conviction maintained."
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