https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311228 Ocular testimony, medical evidence, the prompt FIR and surrounding circumstances were held to support the prosecution case that the deceased was repeatedly run over by a tractor, and minor omissions in the witness account did not weaken the core evidence. The sole eye witness was found natural and trustworthy, the injuries and post-mortem findings matched the prosecution version, and the spot panchnama showing tyre marks reinforced it. Strong motive from pending civil and criminal disputes also corroborated the case. In appeal against acquittal, the SC interfered because the High Court's view was not a possible view on the record. The acquittal of two accused was set aside, their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC was restored, and life imprisonment was maintained; the acquittal of the other two accused was affirmed. en-us Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:28:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311228 Ocular testimony, medical evidence, the prompt FIR and surrounding circumstances were held to support the prosecution case that the deceased was repeatedly run over by a tractor, and minor omissions in the witness account did not weaken the core evidence. The sole eye witness was found natural and trustworthy, the injuries and post-mortem findings matched the prosecution version, and the spot panchnama showing tyre marks reinforced it. Strong motive from pending civil and criminal disputes also corroborated the case. In appeal against acquittal, the SC interfered because the High Court's view was not a possible view on the record. The acquittal of two accused was set aside, their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC was restored, and life imprisonment was maintained; the acquittal of the other two accused was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311228