Archive · 16 Jun 2025
SC Acquits Student in 2010 Murder Case Citing Lack of Motive
A student was accused of killing his friend, but the Supreme Court said there wasn't enough proof.
The court found that the evidence didn't clearly show he meant to kill his friend, and the details didn't quite add up.
Because of this, the court overturned the murder conviction.
However, he was still found guilty of trying to hide what happened.
The judges thought it might have been an accident.
They looked at how the shooting happened, and since it wasn't clear that he meant to kill, they let him go on the murder charge.
Supreme Court overturned a homeopathy student's conviction in a 2010 murder case.
The conviction was set aside due to a lack of motive and inconsistencies in the evidence.
The court upheld the conviction on charges of destruction of evidence.
The case involved the death of the student's friend, originally ruled as a murder.
The court noted potential accidental gunshot injury and inconsistent evidence.
- Who
- Vaibhav, a homeopathy student and his friend Mangesh
- What
- Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a homeopathy student in a 2010 case.
- When
- June 16, 2025
- Where
- Supreme Court
- Why
- Due to lack of motive and inconsistencies in the evidence.
Original Conviction
Supreme Court Ruling
Guilt
Original Conviction
Vaibhav was guilty of murder.
Supreme Court Ruling
Vaibhav was not guilty of murder.
- Case Outcome
- Conviction overturned for murder
- Charges upheld
- Destruction of evidence
- Date of Incident
- 2010
- Victim
- Mangesh
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Accused
- Vaibhav