As per case facts, Shababul reported two individuals, Zahida Begum and her son Ishlam, missing for two months. Appellant No.1, Asar Mohammad, confessed to their murder with the other two ... appellants and led police to their bodies in a septic tank. Post-mortem confirmed homicidal death due to asphyxia. The Sessions Court convicted all three for murder and disappearance of evidence, initially awarding a death sentence for murder, which the High Court commuted to life imprisonment. The appellants challenged the conviction, citing insufficient circumstantial evidence, unproven motive, and inadmissibility of confession against co-accused. The question arose whether the circumstantial evidence was sufficient for conviction of all three appellants and the applicability of the co-accused's confession. Finally, the Supreme Court upheld Appellant No.1's conviction under Section 302 IPC due to his confession and body recovery. However, Appellant Nos.2 and 3 were acquitted of murder (Section 302 IPC) due to lack of independent evidence beyond the co-accused's confession. Their conviction under Section 201 IPC was affirmed, based on their close relation to the deceased, failure to report the disappearance, and lack of explanation for the bodies in their house, implying knowledge and intent to screen the offender.