In a significant ruling, the Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the conviction of Krishna Jhali @ Krishna Kumar Jhali, who was previously sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, Kavita Netam. The court emphasized that the “last seen together” theory alone, without corroborative evidence, is insufficient to sustain a conviction. The
In Absence of Proof of Other Circumstances the Only Circumstance of Last Seen Together and Absence of Satisfactory Explanation, Cannot be Made Basis of Conviction: CG HC
