Satpal vs State Of Haryana

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 201 IPC, affirming the reliance on the last seen theory and circumstantial evidence. The Court emphasized that for a conviction based on circumstantial evidence, all links in the chain must be complete, and any missing link must result in the benefit of doubt being given to the accused. The Court found that the evidence presented, including the recovery under Section 27 of the Evidence Act, was sufficient to establish the appellant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, thus dismissing the appeal.