HUKAM SINGH AND ORS. vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants for murder under Section 302 IPC, affirming the High Court's reversal of the Sessions Court's acquittal. The Court established that the act of cremating the victim by the appellants in the presence of his family constituted a clear indication of their guilt. The Court found that the prosecution had sufficiently established the involvement of the appellants in the murder, despite their claims of self-defense being unsubstantiated.