SATNI BAI vs STATE OF M.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Satni Bai under Section 302 IPC for the murder of her son, affirming the findings of the Chhattisgarh High Court. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence, including eyewitness accounts and forensic reports, which established her presence at the crime scene with a bloodstained axe. The Court reiterated that the prosecution had successfully proven the essential ingredients of murder, leading to the dismissal of the appeal against her life sentence.