#parity in acquittal

The Supreme Court ruled that last-seen testimony alone, without corroborating forensic evidence or a complete chain of circumstances, cannot sustain a murder conviction under Section 302 IPC. The judgment underscores that circumstantial evidence must exclude all reasonable hypotheses of innocence to uphold guilt.

Allahabad High Court acquits accused in dowry murder case, holding that contradictory eyewitness testimony and unproven motive invalidate conviction beyond reasonable doubt.