In Brief
Harinder Singh was convicted of murdering Gurdev Singh and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appealed against conviction and sentence. The Supreme Court examined whether the prosecution proved guilt through circumstantial evidence. The Court found that multiple circumstances — recovery of the dead body at the accused's instance, an extra-judicial confession to a confidant, and proven deliberate false statements to relatives about the deceased's whereabouts — formed a complete chain pointing conclusively to the appellant's guilt. The Court upheld the conviction and dismissed the appeal, affirming that the evidence established guilt beyond reasonable doubt in this murder case.
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