In Brief
Gajanan Kharate was convicted under Section 302 IPC for murdering his father Dashrath. The father was found dead with multiple injuries inside the house where both lived. While eyewitnesses heard a quarrel and assault the previous night, the key evidence included blood-stained clothes of the accused containing the victim's blood group. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, holding that when a murder occurs inside a house where the accused is present, the accused must provide a cogent explanation under Section 106 of the Evidence Act. The appellant's failure to explain how his father sustained injuries, combined with circumstantial evidence, established guilt beyond reasonable doubt."
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