The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of an accused sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, ruling that a conviction cannot be sustained solely on the basis of the “last seen together” circumstance without other corroborative evidence completing the chain of circumstances. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra observed
Conviction Based Solely on “Last Seen Together” Theory Cannot Be Sustained: Supreme Court Acquits Murder Accused
