State Of M.P vs Kalyan Singh

The Madhya Pradesh High Court acquitted Kalyan Singh under Section 302 IPC, granting him the benefit of doubt due to significant delays in recording eyewitness statements, which raised concerns about their reliability. The court emphasized that the prosecution failed to provide satisfactory explanations for the three-week delay in witness testimonies, undermining the credibility of the evidence presented. Consequently, the High Court set aside the conviction and sentence imposed by the Trial Court, which had found Kalyan Singh guilty of murder and attempted murder.