Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302, 147 & 148 [Corresponding Secs. 103, 191(2) & 191 (3) of BNS, 2023]–Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989–Secs. 3(2)(v)–Acquittal from the offence–Appreciation of –Case of direct evidence–FIR of the incident was lodged on the next day–Two eye-witnesses who informed the complainant about the incident, turned hostile and dismentaled the complete foundation on which the story of prosecution was based–Contradictions as regard to place of incident–Serious contradictions in the statements of witnesses–As per site plan, the body of deceased was recovered from a public way and there are houses on the both sides but not a single neighbour was made witness–Held, no case is made out for interference in the findings.
