Orissa High Court has acquitted Madan Kanhar, a 42-year-old man previously convicted of murder, due to insufficient evidence. The court found discrepancies in the testimonies and an absence of conclusive forensic findings, leading to a judgment in favor of Kanhar after he had spent 14 years in jail.
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