The Apex Court on 01.10.2018, in BASAVARAJ alias BASAVANNAPPA PARMESHWAR BANGARGIR v THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA ,dismissed the appeal filed by the appellant based against his conviction.

FACTS:
The facts of the case wheeled around as such the deceased was murdered by his son due to a brawl with regard to property matters, although there lack of proper eyewitness and the conviction was based upon circumstantial evidences resulting in the conviction and life imprisonment.

CONTENTIONS RAISED FROM APPELLANT’s SIDE:
It had been contended from the Appellant’s side that the conviction had been made upon wholly by relying on conjectures which lacked strong evidences also that there was a no strong motive from the side of the appellant to kill his own father.

DECISION GIVEN BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA:
The Hon’Ble Supreme Court of India rightly approved to the decision of the High Court by dismissing the appeal . The motive of killing the deceased had been rightly established in connection to the land dispute , further the evidence provided by the eyewitness did succeed in establishing the fact that the appellant did go to the agricultural fields where the deceased had visited during that night of the unfortunate event, and lastly, the appellants conduct when he was found missing before the arrest did prove that he was guilty.

https://www.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2009/20771/20771_2009_Judgement_01-Oct-2018.pdf