Asar Mohammad . vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Zahida Begum and her son Ishlam, while converting the death sentence to life imprisonment. The Court confirmed the conviction under Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence, imposing a two-year sentence. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence and the confession made by appellant No. 1, which was corroborated by the recovery of the bodies from the septic tank.