The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that acquitting accused persons of the substantive offence of murder while convicting them solely for criminal conspiracy is unsustainable when there is overwhelming evidence of their participation in the crime. The Court observed that such a split verdict based on mis-appreciation of evidence cannot be justified, though it was
Acquitting Accused of Main Offence but Convicting Only for Conspiracy Despite Overwhelming Evidence Is Unsustainable: Chhattisgarh HC
