https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188652 Conviction for murder based solely on a chance witness was found unsafe where the witness's presence at the scene was doubtful, his conduct was unnatural, and his account contained material inconsistencies about the assault. Unexplained delay in lodging the first information report, despite available transport, further weakened the prosecution case. In the absence of reliable corroborative evidence, the court treated the evidence as insufficient to sustain the conviction and concluded that the accused was entitled to the benefit of doubt. en-us Fri, 07 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 13:22:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188652 Conviction for murder based solely on a chance witness was found unsafe where the witness's presence at the scene was doubtful, his conduct was unnatural, and his account contained material inconsistencies about the assault. Unexplained delay in lodging the first information report, despite available transport, further weakened the prosecution case. In the absence of reliable corroborative evidence, the court treated the evidence as insufficient to sustain the conviction and concluded that the accused was entitled to the benefit of doubt. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 May 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188652