Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Sole eyewitness (even a relative) can sustain Section 302 IPC murder conviction; FIR delay not fatal | Evidence rule : SC
The Supreme Court ruled that a lone eyewitness who is a close relative is not per se an interested witness and can alone satisfy the evidential burden for a Section 302 IPC murder conviction; a delayed FIR is not fatal if explained. This guides prosecutors and defence in homicide trials.