GULZAR ALI vs STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of three brothers under Section 120B and Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Tara Chand, affirming the findings of the Sessions Court and High Court. The Court established that circumstantial evidence, including motive and the presence of the appellants near the crime scene shortly before the murder, constituted a complete chain of evidence pointing to their guilt. The Court dismissed the appeals and confirmed the life sentences imposed by the lower courts.