In Brief
Prem Singh appealed his conviction for murdering his two young sons by strangulation. The children's bodies were recovered from a canal, but post-mortem showed they died from manual strangulation, not drowning as Singh claimed to witnesses. Singh was the last person seen with the children. The Supreme Court upheld his conviction, finding a complete chain of circumstantial evidence proving guilt. The Court held that absence of clear motive does not destroy a circumstantial case when other evidence is strong. Singh's plea of mental incapacity was rejected as he raised it only in appeal, not at trial, and no medical evidence showed unsoundness of mind at the time of the crime. His conviction and life sentence were upheld.
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