Chhattisgarh HC acquits five men in 2017 murder case due to weak evidence

The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned a trial court’s verdict, acquitting five men in a 2017 murder case due to insufficient evidence. Justices Dubey and Prasad cited weak circumstantial evidence and a broken chain of circumstances. The prosecution’s case, based on a land dispute, witchcraft suspicion, and recovered items, lacked conclusive forensic evidence, leading to the acquittal.