Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 15 · Decided 6 January 2016
State of A.P. v. Patchimala Vigneswarudu@ Vigganna @ Ganapathi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 15 · [2016] 1 S.C.R. 66
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 436/2008
- Decided
- 6 January 2016
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Murder - Death due to strangulation - Allegation against the accused-husband that he murdered his wife as he had strained relations with her - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - State's appeal against acquittal - Held: Evidence of the effect that the deceased was seen in company of the accused-husband soon before her death - Accused absconded from the village after the incident - The chain of circunistances was complete and led only to the conclusion that it was the accused and he alone, who committed murder of the deceased
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