In Brief
A man was accused with five family members of murdering his wife, Kamala Devi, allegedly because she could not conceive. A trial court and High Court acquitted all six accused, finding insufficient evidence and inadequate motive proof. The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal in part: based on post-mortem evidence showing homicidal death with torture and burn marks, combined with the husband being with the deceased just before death, the Court convicted the husband (Vijay Kumar) for murder under IPC Section 302 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. However, the Court upheld the acquittal of the five co-accused family members, finding no clinching evidence against them.
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