STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs OM PRAKASH

The Supreme Court overturned the Rajasthan High Court's judgment that acquitted the accused under Section 302 IPC, emphasizing that a conviction cannot solely rely on the testimony of a solitary witness, especially when that witness is related to the deceased. The Court highlighted the lack of corroborative evidence linking the accused to the murder, particularly the failure to connect the recovered knife to the accused. The Court held that the prosecution's evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction, thereby reinstating the acquittal of the accused.