https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462215 A conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC can be sustained without a separate substantive charge where the accused is specifically proved to have committed a distinct overt act, and the ocular evidence is corroborated by medical evidence showing injuries sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. The acquittal of co-accused on the same evidence does not by itself undermine the conviction of an accused whose individual role is separately and reliably established. The principle applied is that wrongful acquittal of others does not dilute clear proof against one accused. en-us Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 10:26:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462215 A conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC can be sustained without a separate substantive charge where the accused is specifically proved to have committed a distinct overt act, and the ocular evidence is corroborated by medical evidence showing injuries sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death. The acquittal of co-accused on the same evidence does not by itself undermine the conviction of an accused whose individual role is separately and reliably established. The principle applied is that wrongful acquittal of others does not dilute clear proof against one accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462215