KAMAL MURMU & ANOTHER vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Kamal Murum and Lakhiram Murmu under Section 302/34 IPC for murder and Section 201/34 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision, which had upheld the Sessions Court's life imprisonment sentence for the appellants. The judgment emphasized the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence and the confessional statements leading to the recovery of the deceased's body, establishing the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.