MATTAR vs STATE OF U.P.

The appellant challenged a conviction under Section 302 of the IPC for double murder after a split decision in the High Court was resolved by a third judge. The Supreme Court examined the validity of the third judge's opinion, which relied primarily on the testimony of a single witness who was only an eyewitness to one of the two murders. The core legal issue pertains to the sufficiency of evidence and the procedural correctness of the third judge's findings in a criminal appeal.