In Brief
A man was murdered by shooting in a rural village following a 15-year-old land dispute. The deceased had paid Rs. 30,000 for land but the sale deed was never registered. The appellant and a co-accused were convicted of murder under IPC Sections 302 and 34. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding that the circumstantial evidence—including last-seen testimony, the victim's wife's prompt police complaint, forensic evidence matching the recovered illegal firearm to injuries, and credible witness accounts—established guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court rejected arguments that related witnesses were unreliable, holding that family relationship alone does not make a witness 'interested' in the legal sense.
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