In Brief
Suraj Jagannath Jadhav was convicted of murdering his wife under Section 302 IPC. He appealed, claiming the death was culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and arguing intoxication prevented him from understanding his actions. The Court upheld the conviction, finding that deliberately pouring kerosene on his wife and igniting her with a matchstick as she fled demonstrated clear intention to kill, regardless of intoxication. The appeal was dismissed.
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