Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 21: Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur while deciding 13 years old criminal appeal, has set-aside the life-imprisonment of three and acquitted them.
As per the prosecution version, material collected during investigation had established the complicity of the appellants Ajeet Singh, Jagdish Kour and Prem Singh in the commission of a murder.
After hearing Advocate Mandeep Reen for the appellant whereas Senior AAG SS Nanda appearing for the State, the DB observed, “there are many missing links and the chain of circumstances which could have connected the appellants with the commission of murder of the deceased Jaspal Singh”.
“There is serious doubt with regard to the prosecution case. The benefit of such doubt must, therefore, go to the appellants”, the DB further observed.
Accordingly, Division Bench allowed the appeal and set-aside the conviction awarded by the Trial Court.
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