https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281697 Where the evidence did not establish beyond reasonable doubt that one accused alone inflicted the fatal injury, the SC extended the benefit of doubt and acquitted him of the homicide charge. The Court found that omissions in the eyewitness account, the presence of injuries on the appellant, and uncertainty about the sequence of events left the identity of the person responsible for the fatal blow unproved. However, the convictions of the other accused were sustained on reliable injured-witness testimony identifying the assailants, and the findings on unlawful assembly and common object were upheld. In view of the age of the matter and the time already spent in custody, the sentences were reduced to the periods already undergone. en-us Fri, 07 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:20:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281697 Where the evidence did not establish beyond reasonable doubt that one accused alone inflicted the fatal injury, the SC extended the benefit of doubt and acquitted him of the homicide charge. The Court found that omissions in the eyewitness account, the presence of injuries on the appellant, and uncertainty about the sequence of events left the identity of the person responsible for the fatal blow unproved. However, the convictions of the other accused were sustained on reliable injured-witness testimony identifying the assailants, and the findings on unlawful assembly and common object were upheld. In view of the age of the matter and the time already spent in custody, the sentences were reduced to the periods already undergone. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 07 Dec 1973 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=281697