In Brief
A young man, Jitender, was found dead with firearm injuries in a pit on panchayat land. The appellant Rahul was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34, and for illegal possession of a firearm under the Arms Act. The case relied entirely on circumstantial evidence: the deceased was last seen with the appellant and co-accused; a country-made pistol recovered from the appellant's aunt's house matched the fatal bullet; medical evidence confirmed firearm deaths; and motive was established (the deceased had relations with the appellant's wife). The High Court confirmed Rahul's conviction while acquitting a co-accused. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, holding that the entire chain of circumstantial evidence, corroborated by medical, forensic, and witness testimony, conclusively proved guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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