In Brief
The appellant was convicted of murdering his own father in the night of 1 December 2003 based on circumstantial evidence. He had a motive—a grudge over agricultural land inheritance—and was seen heading towards the fields with an axe. His blood-stained clothes, recovered at his instance, and his suspicious conduct (absconding, avoiding the funeral) formed a complete chain of incriminating circumstances. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding the circumstantial evidence cogent and conclusive, not mere suspicion.
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