NARAYAN SINGH & ORS. vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC, affirming the High Court's reversal of the Sessions Judge's acquittal. The Court found that the evidence of witnesses, particularly PW 11, was credible despite initial hesitation in naming the accused due to shock. The Court emphasized that extra-judicial confessions are not inherently weak evidence and can be corroborated by other testimonies and recoveries, which in this case included blood-stained weapons linked to the crime.