GAMINI BALA KOTESWARA RAO vs STATE OF A.P. THR.SECRETARY

The Supreme Court examined the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 148 IPC for rioting. The Court emphasized the necessity of corroboration for eyewitness testimony, particularly when the number of injuries reported by witnesses did not align with the medical evidence. The Court upheld the trial court's decision to acquit the accused due to insufficient evidence linking them to the crime, highlighting the discrepancies in witness accounts and the lack of reliable corroboration.