In Brief
A woman and two men were convicted of murdering the woman's new husband during a honeymoon trip in Kerala. The prosecution proved through circumstantial evidence that the woman (Accused No. 3) conspired with her former lover (Accused No. 1) and an accomplice (Accused No. 2) to kill her husband for money and property. The evidence showed the couple was followed throughout their trip, continuous mobile phone contact between conspirators, recovery of stolen items, and the murder by strangulation. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions, holding that the complete chain of circumstances—from planning to presence at the crime scene to recovery of stolen goods—left no reasonable doubt of guilt, even though the motive was disputed."
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