Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Due to shoddy investigation and for want of higher proof, Principal Sessions Judge Kishtwar, Bala Joyti today acquitted three persons namely Abdul Gani, Sher Kahn and Raju, who were allegedly involved in the militancy related activities.
“The prosecution is full of material contradictions and unexplained discrepancies. The statements of witnesses exhibit glaring improbabilities as the same are so lewd that no person of ordinary prudence would accept these statements as truthful”, the court said, adding “star prosecution witnesses are self contradictory, improbable and unworthy of belief. Let it be known that the accused persons are facing a charge which prescribes capital punishment/life imprisonment and the law requires serious the charge, higher the proof”.
“Investigating Officer has not obtained report of FSL nor is there any proof regarding the description of the weapon allegedly used in the commission of murder of Ghulam Din. Under such circumstance and view of the prosecution evidence, the only inference that can be drawn is that the prosecution has failed to prove charge against the accused persons”.
Accordingly, the court acquitted the accused of the charge under Sections 302/34 RPC and 7/27 Arms Act registered in 2006 at Police Station Chatroo.
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