|Allahabad High Court
Ante-timed FIR & Unreliable Witnesses Void Murder Conviction under Section 302 IPC | Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court set aside a life sentence because the FIR was lodged after the incident and key eyewitnesses were not present at the time, rendering the evidence unreliable. This ruling stresses that a contemporaneous FIR and credible witnesses are essential for upholding murder convictions, offering relief to appellants facing similar evidentiary deficiencies.