In Brief
A man was convicted of murder for the strangulation deaths of his wife and daughter, with their bodies burned. On appeal, medical evidence clearly established the victims died from strangulation, not suicide or burns, invalidating a conviction under abetment of suicide. The Supreme Court held that while culpable homicide was proven, circumstantial evidence failed to conclusively establish the respondent's guilt for murder—no motive existed (dowry harassment was unsupported), no witness testified to his presence, and no other circumstances connected him to the crime. Applying the benefit of doubt principle, the Court acquitted him of all charges.
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