https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169968 SC held that a murder and theft conviction could not be sustained where unexplained delay of more than 20 hours in lodging the FIR, despite nearby police access and an asserted immediate disclosure, cast serious doubt on the prosecution version. The Court also found the recovery evidence unsafe because of discrepancies over custody of the ornaments, non-examination of a material witness, and improbable circumstances surrounding the alleged conduct of the accused. On the overall evidence, the prosecution failed to establish guilt on a safe and reliable basis, and the conviction and sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal. en-us Fri, 25 Feb 1972 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:58:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169968 SC held that a murder and theft conviction could not be sustained where unexplained delay of more than 20 hours in lodging the FIR, despite nearby police access and an asserted immediate disclosure, cast serious doubt on the prosecution version. The Court also found the recovery evidence unsafe because of discrepancies over custody of the ornaments, non-examination of a material witness, and improbable circumstances surrounding the alleged conduct of the accused. On the overall evidence, the prosecution failed to establish guilt on a safe and reliable basis, and the conviction and sentence were set aside, resulting in acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Feb 1972 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169968