The Supreme Court of India has set aside the concurrent convictions of three individuals in a 1977 murder case, ruling that the unexplained delay in transmitting the First Information Report (FIR) to the jurisdictional Magistrate, combined with serious doubts over the presence of the alleged eyewitnesses, entitles the accused to the benefit of doubt. A
Unexplained Delay in Forwarding FIR to Magistrate and Serious Doubts Over Eyewitness Account Entitle Accused to Benefit of Doubt: Supreme Court
