Jagdish & Anr vs State Of Madhya Pradesh

The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's judgment convicting the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder, which had set aside the earlier acquittal by the Sessions Court. The Court emphasized the necessity of corroborative evidence in murder cases and found the prosecution's eyewitness accounts unreliable, leading to the conclusion that the appellants were not guilty. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, and the conviction was quashed, reinstating the acquittal.