The appellant, Padman Bibhar, took Akash Garadia, who was later killed and another witness with him to a river for bathing on April 4, 2016. At a later time, the appellant and the deceased went to a nearby cashew field to gather the nuts. The following morning, the police found the deceased’s body floating in the river. The prosecution accused the appellant of murder as stated in Section 302 and hiding evidence as stated in Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code. After the trial, both courts ruled the appellant guilty and gave him a life sentence. Police charged the appellant due to the last seen theory since there was not much else to link the crime and the appellant. The court thought that the motive for the murder—her belief about the wife’s reputation—was not credible and logical. In addition, the authorities did not recover the supposed weapon (a stone) since the appellant said he did not have it. It was pointed out that the appellant fully participated in the investigation and didn’t try to avoid the authorities. The Supreme Court decided the appellant should be acquitted, because the evidence, though it made the case seem guilty, was not enough to prove the person was guilty.