KRISHAN vs THE STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Pawan and Ajju Chaudhary, affirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the High Court. The Court found that the prosecution's case was supported by the recovery of the murder weapon at the appellant's instance, despite the eyewitnesses turning hostile. The Court emphasized that the ballistic evidence linked the recovered weapon to the crime, thus establishing the appellant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt.