P.VIJAYAN vs STATE OF KERALA

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision refusing to interfere with the dismissal of the discharge petition filed by the appellant, a retired IPS officer, in a case concerning the alleged fake encounter of Naxalite Varghese under Section 302 IPC. The Court emphasized that the allegations of a fake encounter emerged nearly three decades after the incident, and the delay in raising such claims undermined their credibility. The Court held that the evidence presented did not warrant discharge, affirming the lower court's findings.