In Brief
A man was convicted of murdering his wife, with whom he lived in a room adjacent to his factory. He claimed to police that she died by consuming poison and produced a bottle to support this. However, a postmortem examination revealed multiple ante-mortem injuries and marks on her neck, cheeks, and wrists inconsistent with suicide. The man admitted to his presence at the location and producing the poison bottle. The High Court upheld his conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on circumstantial evidence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the chain of circumstances was complete and unbroken, ruling out reasonable doubt of guilt, and dismissed his appeal.
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