#conduct after crime

The Madhya Pradesh High Court held that an accused’s immediate flight after dousing a victim in kerosene and setting her ablaze constitutes conclusive circumstantial evidence of intentional murder under Section 302 IPC. This ruling reinforces that post-offense conduct, when coupled with forensic and eyewitness testimony, can independently establish mens rea beyond reasonable doubt - critical for prosecutors in arson-related homicide cases where direct evidence is scarce.