Vadugu Chanti Babu vs State Of Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, V. Siva Parvathi, despite the absence of conclusive medical evidence regarding the cause of death. The Court emphasized the reliance on ocular evidence provided by PW-1 and circumstantial evidence from PW-5, which was deemed sufficient to establish the appellant's guilt. The Court affirmed the lower courts' findings, concluding that the evidence presented was adequate to support the conviction for murder.