Contradictions in Sole Eyewitness Testimony Prove Fatal to Prosecution; Four Accused Acquitted in Murder Case: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday, December 18, 2025, acquitted four persons convicted of murder, holding that discrepancies in the testimony of the sole interested eyewitness made the evidence unreliable. The Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi emphasized that a conviction cannot be sustained solely on uncorroborated testimony. Background of the Case The case pertained to the murder of Goreylal. According to the First…
