As per the case facts the appellant was convicted under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act and the High Court dismissed his appeal affirming his conviction ... The appellant had undergone part of his sentence before being released on bail The appeal to the Supreme Court challenged this confirmation of conviction The question arose whether the prosecution had sufficiently proven its case beyond reasonable doubt especially given the lack of independent corroboration for certain recoveries and the plausible version presented by the accused Finally the Supreme Court found that the prosecution's case could not be sustained due to the absence of independent evidence corroborating the complainant's statements serious doubts about the recovery of alleged items and no proven connection between the recovered items and the incident The Court stated that the prosecution's case was based on mere conjectures and that the plausible version presented by the accused in his statement was not satisfactorily countered by the prosecution

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