Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal of Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Child Witness Testimony and Procedural Lapses. The Court Found That the Trial Judge Failed to Ascertain the Competency of a Minor Witness Under Section 118 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and the Dying Declaration Evidence Was Not Put to the Accused Under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
22 Apr 2025The appeals arose from a High Court judgment acquitting the accused of murder charges under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, related to the...
