In Brief
Tribhuwan Singh and Chandra Bhawan Singh were convicted of murdering Satyawati, the wife of Tribhuwan Singh, who died of gunshot injuries three days after being brought back to her in-laws' house. The prosecution alleged harassment for dowry (a motorcycle). The High Court upheld their convictions. The Supreme Court dismissed their appeal, holding that seven circumstances established an unbroken chain of guilt: demand of dowry, deceased residing with appellants, death inside the house, nature of injuries indicating murder, Chandra Bhawan Singh's false suicide claim in the FIR, the implausibility of suicide by seven DBBL gunshots, and appellants' failure to provide credible explanations under criminal procedure rules.
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