MANIK GARAI vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL . — Crl.A. No. 839/2005

Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 839 of 2005 (Manik Garai v. State of West Bengal) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed Manik Garai's appeal on July 19, 2007, acquitting him and setting aside his conviction and life sentence. The Court found that while medical evidence supported that two co-accused inflicted injuries with an axe and shovel, no medical evidence corroborated the prosecution's claim that Garai caused brick injuries to the deceased. This cast serious doubt on his presence at the crime scene, making the prosecution case fail the "beyond reasonable doubt" standard. Garai was directed to be released immediately from custody, subject to no other pending cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.