In Brief
The appellant was convicted under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code for murdering his wife and daughter. The conviction rested entirely on circumstantial evidence, including: his prior murder of his first wife, an extra-marital affair causing domestic discord, being last seen with the victims before their bodies were recovered, falsely claiming he had taken his family to his aunt's house while remaining in his village, and a jute bag and saree recovered with the bodies matching those given to his wife. The Supreme Court held that all proved circumstances formed an unbroken chain pointing exclusively to the appellant's guilt, satisfying the test for conviction on circumstantial evidence. The appeal was dismissed and the conviction and life sentence affirmed.
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