Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-01
JAIPAL vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/7889
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAIPAL
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- R.C. Lahoti
- Bench
- BRIJESH KUMAR. R.C. LAHOTI
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his wife by poisoning, based on circumstantial evidence. The prosecution highlighted a strained matrimonial relationship, financial disputes, and failed legal proceedings for divorce and maintenance as motives. The court examined the chain of circumstantial evidence to determine if it established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.