In Brief
Ishwar Yadav Patil was convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murdering a man named Suresh by strangulation. The case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence: the appellants had stolen crops from the deceased, were beaten for it, threatened to kill him with a sickle, and were found bending over his strangled body—then fled when questioned. They offered no explanation for their presence. The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, finding the chain of circumstances proved guilt beyond doubt. However, noting the appellant's young age (19 years), the Court requested the State to consider remission."
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