Acquittal in stepmother Double Murder Case Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Complete Chain of Circumstances: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the State of Himachal Pradesh against the acquittal of Anchla @ Chanchla, who had been accused of murdering her stepmother and minor stepbrother. A Bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Vijay Bishnoi delivered the decision on October 1, 2026, in Criminal Appeal No. 166 of 2019. The case arose after Bhagi Ram (PW-1) reported on September 7, 2011 that his daughter…
