GENERAL3 Sept 2026
Indian Kanoon - Search engine for Indian Law
A man convicted of murder and other serious offences under the Indian Penal Code had his High Court appeal dismissed. The case rested on circumstantial evidence and the ‘last seen together’ theory. A six-year-old boy’s body was found in a well; doctors said death was from smothering and a neck injury. The man has already served over 16 years and seven months.
Key Statutory Highlights
- The trial court convicted Sahab Singh alias Satpal under Sections 302, 201 and 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
- The High Court dismissed his appeal before he challenged that decision in a higher court.
- The conviction relied on circumstantial evidence, including the last-seen-together theory, and the child died from smothering and a cervical spinal injury.
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