BACHITTAR SINGH @ BILOO vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The court examined a gruesome case of multiple murders involving eight family members, allegedly orchestrated by the appellant, Bachhitar Singh, motivated by greed to acquire land. The appellant had initially reported the crime as the work of unknown persons after claiming to have heard firing during the night. The legal issue centers on the determination of guilt based on circumstantial evidence and the motive of land grabbing in a mass murder case.