Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convicts Due to Misreading of Evidence and Procedural Lapses — "While the Court Ordinarily Does Not Reappreciate Evidence Under Article 136, It May Do So in Cases of Clear Misreading or Ignorance of Crucial Facts"
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Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convicts Due to Misreading of Evidence and Procedural Lapses — “While the Court Ordinarily Does Not Reappreciate Evidence Under Article 136, It May Do So in Cases of Clear Misreading or Ignorance of Crucial Facts”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court, in Criminal Appeal Nos. 1686–1688 of 2023, allowed the appeals filed by 11 convicts who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for offences under Sections…
June 2, 2025