No elevation from 'may be true' to 'must be true', says Delhi court; acquits man in murder case
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has acquitted a man who was accused in a murder case from 2019, saying the charge was not proved.
The court said that the prosecution failed to elevate the case from "may be true" to "must be true", which was required for the conviction of an accused.
Additional Sessions Judge Bhupinder Singh was hearing the case against Vishal, who was accused of stabbing Virender, at a park in Karol Bagh on August 12, 2019.
In an order dated November 11, the judge said, "This court has no hesitation in holding that the circumstances relied upon by the prosecution have not been fully established, and they are not conclusive in nature."
The hypothesis of guilt could not be the only hypothesis based on the facts brought on record, according to the court.
"The prosecution, from the quality and quantity of the evidence, could not prove the chain of circumstantial evidence, which could only lead to one inference, that is, the guilt of the accused,” the court said.
It also noted that the incident happened in a crowded public area (park), but the prosecution did not examine a single public witness.
It stated that the prosecution's omission of examining public witnesses and failure to explain the reason behind it raised serious doubts about the "fairness" and "transparency" of the investigation.
The case was registered at the Desh Bandhu Gupta Road police station against Vishal under Section 302 of the IPC (punishment for murder).
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
