Mandhari vs State Of Chattisgarh

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, finding that the circumstantial evidence presented was compelling. The Court noted that the appellant's claim of suicide was contradicted by medical evidence indicating strangulation, and his behavior following the incident was unnatural. The Court confirmed the lower courts' findings that the appellant was the sole author of the crime, dismissing his defense as false and uncorroborated.