15/05/2026
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._______ OF 2026
(Arising out of SLP(Crl.) No.13614 OF 2025)
TALARI NARESH
VERSUS
THE STATE OF TELANGANA
MAY 13, 2026.
Observing that the evidence of hostile witnesses can be used not only for conviction but also to discredit the prosecution case and support acquittal, the Supreme Court has acquitted a man accused of killing a man belonging to a SC/ST category.