Fagu Manjhi And Ors. vs State Of Bihar And Anr.

The Supreme Court examined the conviction of five appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for the murder of Begru Manjhi. The Court found that the evidence presented, particularly from the independent witness PW-3, only implicated three specific assailants, leading to reasonable doubt regarding the involvement of the remaining appellants. Consequently, the Court held that the conviction of the five appellants could not be sustained due to insufficient evidence linking them to the crime, resulting in their acquittal.