In Brief
A 17-year-old girl was found dead, ostensibly by suicide, in her home on 24 August 1993. The accused-appellant, a neighbour, was convicted of murder (IPC s.302) by the trial court and high court based on circumstantial evidence: his presence at the scene when neighbours visited, injuries on his body indicating struggle, an extrajudicial confession to another, and his subsequent flight. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding the chain of circumstances—proximity, presence, unexplained injuries, medical evidence showing non-suicidal death, and absence of alibi—sufficiently corroborated the confession and proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt."
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