2007 Supreme(All) 1625

[2007(8) ADJ 20 (NOC)(DB)]
ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT
BEFORE : K.S. RAKHRA AND VINOD PRASAD, JJ.
RAM LAL ........Appellant (In Jail)
Versus
STATE OF U.P. .......Respondent
(Criminal Appeal No. 1045 of 1982, decided on 22nd May, 2007)

Headnote:(Indian) Penal Code, 1860—Section 304—Murder—Conviction and sentence—Sustainability of—In present case prosecution evidence was wholly unreliable—Ocular testimony was inconsistent with medical evidence—Presence of P.W. 1 in village on relevant date was doubtful—Evidence relating to motive for commission of crime not proved—Witnesses have made drastic improvement at various stages—Conviction set aside. Appeal Allowed.