DENY BORA vs STATE OF ASSAM — Crl.A. No. 679/2013

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Deny Bora's appeal and set aside his life imprisonment conviction for the 1991 murder of Dr. Swapan Sathi Barman. The Court found the conviction wholly unreliable, resting solely on witness PW-14's testimony, who surfaced after 2 years 8 months with an implausible threat claim, and criticized the prosecution for failing to examine the deceased's wife and daughter—the most natural eyewitnesses. The appellant was ordered to be released immediately unless detained in another case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.