1982 Murder Case | 'Faulty' Investigation, 'Contradictions' In Testimonies Of PWs: Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal Of 3 Accused
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1982 Murder Case | 'Faulty' Investigation, 'Contradictions' In Testimonies Of PWs: Allahabad HC Upholds Acquittal Of 3 Accused

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The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the acquittal of the 3 accused in a 1982 murder case, noting that the faulty investigation in the matter had cast a serious dent in the entire prosecution case. Such contradictions and faulty investigation cast a serious dent in the entire prosecution case,” the Court said as it upheld the acquittal of the accused. The Court also noted that the non-production of brother of the accused Sughar Singh, and uncle and brother of the first informant and deceased, respectively, as prosecution witnesses during the course of the trial also made the prosecution case weak. gun, which is alleged to have been used in commissioning of the alleged offence and has recovered from the brother-in-law of accused Ashok have not been sent for their chemical examination to the concerned Forensic Science Laboratory in order to establish that the pellets, empty cartridge and the gun were actually used in the commission of the alleged offence, which further creates a serious dent in the prosecution story and makes it doubtful,” the Court said.

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