In Brief
A police officer was convicted of murder under IPC Section 302 based on circumstantial evidence following the discovery of an unidentified body near a canal in 1993. The prosecution proved that the appellant was last seen with the deceased through three credible witnesses, and recovered his service revolver from which forensic examination established the fatal bullet was fired. The appellant's defence that he had surrendered the revolver due to suspension was rejected for lack of documentary evidence. The Court upheld conviction, holding that in circumstantial evidence cases, absence of motive is not fatal if other circumstances form a complete chain pointing to guilt, and that witness credibility findings by lower courts are ordinarily not revisited on appeal by special leave.
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