The Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice J. B. Pardiwala, acquitted a man sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of his wife, holding that police statements under Section 161 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) cannot be relied upon for conviction. Reversing the rulings of the Trial
Section 161 CrPC Statements Cannot Be Relied Upon to Convict Accused; Testimony Before Court Is What Matters: Supreme Court
