New Delhi, September 01: The Delhi High court today exonerated a man sentenced to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his friend as the prosecution failed to prove his guilt.
A bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Indermeet Kaur acquitted Mohd. Ahmed as the police failed to establish the cause of death.
The court refused to give credence to CSFL report which had confirmed that the deceased died of poisoning allegedly by Ahmed after noting that there was a gap of one and half years since the report was given.
“Where was the report during these one and half years. The possibility of tampering with this exhibit, which presumably remained in the pocket of the Investigating Officer, cannot be ruled out. Benefit of this has to accrue to the accused,” the court said.
The court also disregarded the testimony of deceased’s brother who had accused Ahmed of administrating the poison.
“We are convinced that he is a confused man. His version is vague and bereft of all or any particular. He has controverted the documents of the prosecution and his testimony does not in any manner inspire confidence. It can be discarded safely,” the court said.
—Agencies