STATE OF U.P. vs PARAS NATH SINGH & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in acquitting the accused based on the testimony of the son and daughter of the deceased, which was deemed trustworthy. The Court emphasized that the absence of corroborative evidence from other witnesses does not negate the reliability of direct eyewitness accounts, particularly when those witnesses are closely related to the victim. The Court overturned the High Court's decision, asserting that the evidence presented left no reasonable doubt about the accused's guilt, and sentenced them to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty, considering the long duration since the crime and the nature of the case.