Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-30
Vishwajit Shankar Khavanekar vs State Of Maharashtra
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 280
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Vishwajit Shankar Khavanekar
- Respondent
- State Of Maharashtra
- Bench
- N. Santosh Hegde, Bisheshwar Prasad Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his wife by strangulation, a decision upheld by the Bombay High Court. The prosecution's case relies on the testimony of the deceased's daughters and a reported confession made by the appellant to his father. This appeal challenges the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment based on the circumstantial evidence and testimonies presented.