Supreme Court of India · 2003-10-08
State Of Rajasthan vs Taran Singh & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1080
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Rajasthan
- Respondent
- Taran Singh & Anr
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court's decision to acquit the respondents under Sections 302 and 302 read with 34 IPC was justified due to insufficient evidence from prosecution witnesses PWs.1 and 2, whose presence at the crime scene was deemed doubtful. The Court emphasized that the prosecution failed to establish the credibility of these witnesses and the circumstances surrounding the incident, leading to the conclusion that the High Court did not err in its judgment. Consequently, the appeal by the State of Rajasthan was dismissed, upholding the High Court's acquittal of the respondents.