In Brief
The appellant was convicted of murdering his neighbour over a long-standing land dispute. The prosecution's case relied on circumstantial evidence: the prior enmity between the parties, the victim's wife's evidence that she saw the accused take the deceased away the night of the murder, and forensic evidence linking the recovered gun to the victim's fatal injuries. The defence contended that witness testimony should be disregarded because they were relatives of the deceased. The Court held that witnesses cannot be dismissed as 'interested' merely by being related to the victim; here, their testimony was reliable, having withstood cross-examination and showed no vested interest. The complete chain of circumstantial evidence proved guilt beyond doubt. The appeal was dismissed and conviction upheld.
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