Minor Contradictions Cannot Discredit Trustworthy Family Witnesses; Life Sentence Upheld in Murder Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the conviction and life imprisonment awarded to Ranjeet Patel for murdering his cousin Ram Asrey, holding that minor inconsistencies in the statements of family eyewitnesses do not weaken a prosecution case when the main evidence is reliable and supported by medical findings. The Division Bench observed that related witnesses cannot be disbelieved only because they are family members of the deceased, and their testimony…
