MUBARIK KHAN vs NABABKHA @ NAWAB .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's judgment of acquittal, emphasizing the unreliability of the sole eyewitness (PW5) and the significant delay in the dispatch of the first information report. The Court reiterated that in appeals against acquittal, the standard of proof is high, and the High Court's findings were deemed reasonable and within the realm of possible views. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision.