Man Acquitted in 2013 Burn Death Case After Dying Declarations Found Suspicious and Prosecution Evidence Insufficient: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has acquitted Jupudi Suresh in a 2013 burn death case concerning the death of his wife after extensive burn injuries. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran found serious doubts in the prosecution case and held that the evidence placed before the Court was not sufficient to sustain the conviction. The Court particularly examined the reliability of two alleged dying declarations and the…