Shahid Ahmed v. State ( Govt of NCT of Delhi)
Case brief
What is this about?
This High Court allowed appeals against life imprisonment sentences in a murder case based on circumstantial evidence. The Court acquitted two appellants, finding the last-seen theory weak due to a significant time gap on a public road and the chain of evidence broken by doubts regarding the seal on recovered weapons and blood stains, requiring acquittal.
What did the court decide?
Set aside the impugned judgments and orders; acquit the appellants and direct their release; refund fine amount deposited.