The Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) acquitted a woman earlier sentenced to life imprisonment for her husband’s murder, ruling circumstantial evidence was insufficient and rejecting the claim that marriage alone proved she was present during the incident.
The Supreme Court acquitted Manoj alias Munna in a 2004 Chhattisgarh murder case, holding that suspicion cannot replace proof. The Court ruled that “last seen” evidence alone is too weak to justify a life imprisonment conviction.
Thane Sessions Court in Maharashtra acquitted five individuals in a 32-year-old murder case, citing the absence of key documents and unreliable witnesses. The court ruled the prosecution failed to prove charges, calling it “torn records and lack of evidence.”
