STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs RAM KISHAN & OTHERS

The Supreme Court held that interference with a High Court's acquittal under Article 136 is warranted when the High Court misreads prosecution evidence, leading to a failure of justice. The Court clarified that altering a conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 326 IPC does not constitute 'material prejudice' to the accused. The appeal by the State was dismissed, upholding the High Court's decision to alter the death sentence to life imprisonment while maintaining the convictions under Sections 302 and 307 IPC.