The Supreme Court of India has set aside the conviction of two appellants in a 1990 murder case, holding that the prosecution “miserably failed” to prove the guilt of the accused. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta acquitted Suresh Sahu and Aditya Prasad Sahu, criticizing the “perfunctory manner” of the trial,
Withholding Material Witness and Replacing FIR with “Embellished” Version Vitiates Trial: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convicts After 35 Years
