INTRODUCTION
In Waris v. The State of Madhya Pradesh, 2026 INSC 1050, (decided on 24 September 2026), the Supreme Court of India, speaking through Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi, considered the conviction of the Appellant
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