https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176698 Conviction for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC was sustained because the proved circumstantial evidence formed a complete chain: the deceased had disappeared for an extended period, the bodies were found buried in the inner room of the dhaba, the room was locked with the key in appellant No. 1's possession, medical evidence showed homicidal deaths, and the weapon and surrounding facts indicated exclusive access and control by the appellants. The death sentence was set aside because life imprisonment is the rule and capital punishment is reserved for the rarest of rare cases under Section 354(3) CrPC; although the murders were grave, the record did not show the special reasons required for death penalty. en-us Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:54:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176698 Conviction for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC was sustained because the proved circumstantial evidence formed a complete chain: the deceased had disappeared for an extended period, the bodies were found buried in the inner room of the dhaba, the room was locked with the key in appellant No. 1's possession, medical evidence showed homicidal deaths, and the weapon and surrounding facts indicated exclusive access and control by the appellants. The death sentence was set aside because life imprisonment is the rule and capital punishment is reserved for the rarest of rare cases under Section 354(3) CrPC; although the murders were grave, the record did not show the special reasons required for death penalty. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=176698