SHAMBHOO vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302 and 394 IPC, affirming the High Court's decision despite the failure to send the recovered pistol and cartridges for ballistic examination. The Court ruled that this omission did not undermine the credibility of the eyewitnesses, as their accounts were consistent with the nature of the injuries sustained by the victim, Dulla. The judgment distinguished the case from Mohinder Singh v. The State, emphasizing that the absence of ballistic evidence alone was insufficient to doubt the prosecution's case.