THANGAVELU vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU .

The appellant challenged concurrent findings of guilt by arguing that the testimonies of eye-witnesses were improbable and that the FIR was ante-timed. The defense contended that the prosecution's failure to produce fingerprint expert reports constituted a suppression of evidence, which should trigger an adverse inference. The court examined whether these circumstantial gaps were sufficient to overturn the factual findings of the lower courts in a special leave appeal.