In Brief
Kamlakar was convicted of murdering Dhammanand on March 13, 2005, with a sharp weapon ('katti') inflicting a fatal chop wound to the neck. The incident occurred during an escalating village dispute. Eyewitnesses present at or near the house entrance testified to the killing; the murder weapon was recovered from the appellant's house and forensically examined; post-mortem confirmed homicidal death. Though acquitted of rioting charges, the Sessions Court and High Court both convicted him of murder under Section 302 IPC. The Supreme Court upheld the concurrent conviction, finding eyewitness and forensic evidence reliable and sufficient, and dismissed the appeal."
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