GOLAKONDA VEKATESWARARAO vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of a minor girl, affirming the reliance on circumstantial evidence due to the absence of eyewitnesses. The Court reiterated that for a conviction based on circumstantial evidence, the chain of circumstances must be complete and point unequivocally to the guilt of the accused. The conviction was confirmed despite the acquittal on charges under Sections 376 and 201 IPC, as the evidence sufficiently established the appellant's culpability in the murder.