in a murder case is unreliable benefit of doubt to be given to all accused. 27. We have already held, for the reasons given earlier, that the High Court had rightly held the oral testimony of PW-8 as unreliable. As a matter of fact, the case of the prosecution is that Isab Khan (PW-2), Haseen Khan (PW-5), Fareed Khan (PW-9), and Anees Khan (PW- 17) had witnessed the incident that led to the death of Naseem Khan. In the light of the decisions in Anil Phukan’s case and Chandu Bhai’s case (supra) the oral testimonies of PWs 2, 5, 9 & 17 are to be appreciated to answer the aforementioned surviving question. PW-2 was declared hostile by the prosecution and concurrently his evidence was held unreliable. Though PW-17 also turned hostile, the trial Court held that on that account the accused / the respondents herein are not entitled to any benefit as PW-5 and PW-9 proved the fact that accused/the respondents herein had caused murder of Naseem Khan using sickle, danda affixed with farsa, and