BABU vs STATE OF KERALA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Sweety, by administering Sodium Cyanide. The Court found that the prosecution established the motive and means, as the appellant had procured the poison shortly before the incident and had made a confessional statement. The Court rejected the appellant's defense of innocence and alternative theories, affirming the High Court's reversal of the acquittal by the Sessions Court.