STATE OF PUNJAB vs WASSON SINGH AND FIVE OTHERS

The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's acquittal of the six accused under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing the importance of prompt lodging of the FIR under Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which corroborated the eyewitnesses' accounts. The Court found that the High Court's reasoning was manifestly unsound, particularly in dismissing the eyewitnesses' credibility based on their relationship to the deceased. The Court reinstated the conviction of the accused for murder, highlighting the established motive and the evidentiary value of the FIR.