Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes Convictions, FIR Reliance Deemed Improper
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 54 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned convictions in a long-running assault-and-murder prosecution after finding the trial court relied improperly on a police first information report (FIR) that was not supported by eyewitness testimony in court. Writing for a single-judge bench, Justice R.S. Garg reviewed three linked appeals arising…