UDAY KUMAR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of a four-year-old boy, Suresh, based on circumstantial evidence. The Court found that the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstances, including the presence of the appellant with a blood-stained weapon at the scene and his subsequent abscondence. The Court rejected the appellant's claim of innocence and affirmed the High Court's decision to convict and sentence him to life imprisonment.