We are of the view that the prosecution has miserably failed to prove the vital circumstances, that is, last seen together, suspicious […] of the appellant captured in the video footage of the CCTV camera, the confessional disclosure statement, the FSL report […] which constituted the entire edifice of the prosecution case on which the conviction of the appellant was based. The impugned judgment is set aside. The appeal is allowed. The conviction and sentence awarded to the appellant are hereby set aside. Appellant is acquitted. He shall be released from custody forthwith, if not wanted in any other case”, the Court ordered. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta delivered the verdict.
[08/10, 13:09] Sekarreporter: https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-acquits-chennai-man-dashwanth-who-was-sentenced-to-death-for-rape-murder-of-7-year-old-girl-306235 [08/10, 13:09] Sekarreporter: The Supreme Court today set aside the conviction and death sentence of one Dashwanth, who was accused of the and murder of a 7-year old minor girl...
