Penal Code, 1860–Sec. 302 & 201–Acquittal from the offence–Case of circumstantial evidence–Fact of confession by the accused is not established beyond the doubt as it was not mentined in FIR and other witnesses were not examined by the prosecution–Testimony of PW 6 is not reliable as it was not found corroborated by the fact of torned clothes of deceased–Further, PW 6 did not involve in the funeral of deceased, which raises the doubt over his conduct–Prosecution failed to establish that the funeral of deceased was conducted without informing her relatives–No medical evidence is available on record to show that the death was homicidal–Cause of death is not clear–Held, acquittal was justified.
