Roopsena Khatun vs State Of West Bengal

The Supreme Court acquitted Roopsena Khatun of charges under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 379 IPC for theft, finding the prosecution's evidence insufficient. The Court held that the circumstantial evidence, including the alleged confession and recovery of the silver chain, was weak and lacked credibility. The Court emphasized that the body of the deceased could not have remained submerged for 24 hours and that the extra-judicial confession was not substantiated by specific details, leading to the conclusion that the accused could not be convicted based on the presented evidence.