https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460271 In a group assault prosecution, conviction may be sustained only against accused whose participation is proved by reliable, specific evidence. The SC distinguished the two assailants who were shown to have actually fired at the deceased and injured witness from the remaining accused, against whom there were no specific overt acts, weapon recovery or corroborative material; their convictions were set aside for want of reliable proof. Delay in forwarding the FIR and in recording the injured witness's statement was treated as a significant circumstance that did not undermine the case against the proved assailants, but did support benefit of doubt for the others. en-us Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:42:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460271 In a group assault prosecution, conviction may be sustained only against accused whose participation is proved by reliable, specific evidence. The SC distinguished the two assailants who were shown to have actually fired at the deceased and injured witness from the remaining accused, against whom there were no specific overt acts, weapon recovery or corroborative material; their convictions were set aside for want of reliable proof. Delay in forwarding the FIR and in recording the injured witness's statement was treated as a significant circumstance that did not undermine the case against the proved assailants, but did support benefit of doubt for the others. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460271