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Kerala High Court rules that conviction under Section 302 IPC can rest solely on eyewitness testimony if it is reliable and unimpeached, even without corroborative evidence like motive or independent witnesses. The judgment reinforces that direct evidence, when trustworthy, can independently establish guilt in murder cases.
Jharkhand High Court sets aside a conviction under Section 307 IPC, ruling that delayed witness identification, non-examination of the first informant, and biased, contradictory testimony from villagers fail to meet the threshold of credible evidence. The judgment reinforces that ocular testimony alone, without corroboration, cannot sustain a conviction in attempt-to-murder cases.
The Jharkhand High Court acquitted three accused in a murder case where conviction rested solely on the delayed, inconsistent testimony of a single eyewitness, which directly conflicted with the post-mortem report and was further undermined by hostile witnesses. This ruling reinforces that ocular evidence, however central, cannot sustain a murder conviction without independent corroboration - a critical safeguard against wrongful convictions in eyewitness-dependent cases.
Allahabad HC affirms that child witness testimony, when corroborated by forensic and medical evidence, remains credible despite minor inconsistencies or hostile witnesses. The ruling reinforces that courts may uphold convictions under Section 302 IPC based on such evidence, even in complex murder cases involving multiple victims.