Supreme Court of India · 2008-01-30
STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs SHARVAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/11351
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Respondent
- SHARVAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the Rajasthan High Court's decision to acquit the accused in a murder case under Section 302 IPC and Section 324 IPC. The Court held that the prosecution failed to establish the identity of the accused and the reliability of the eyewitnesses, as their names were not mentioned in the First Information Report. The Court upheld the High Court's ruling, emphasizing the lack of credible evidence and the importance of corroboration in criminal cases.