In Brief
A man was convicted of murdering his wife by throttling her to death. He claimed she committed suicide. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding the death was caused by the appellant's act of throttling, not suicide. Multiple injuries on the deceased's body consistent with violent strangulation, and the appellant's failure to credibly explain facts within his exclusive knowledge, demonstrated homicide. The appellant's plea of intoxication did not negate his intention to cause death. No exceptions to murder under Section 300 IPC (provocation or sudden fight) applied. The conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC was affirmed; the appeal was dismissed.
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