RAM ASREY vs STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

The Supreme Court held that the evidence of PW-6, an independent witness, corroborated the informant PW-1's account of the incident, thus validating the prosecution's case. The Court noted that the FIR was lodged promptly, and there was no indication of concoction, affirming the credibility of PW-1, the deceased's brother. However, the Court found that the appellant did not share the common intention to commit murder but was guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304, Part-1, read with Section 34 IPC, leading to a reduction of his sentence from life imprisonment to ten years of rigorous imprisonment.