Arumugham vs State Rep. By Inspector Of Police

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his stepmother, Saroja, based on the appellant's extra judicial confession and corroborative medical evidence indicating death by strangulation. The Court emphasized that the extra judicial confession, despite the hostility of family witnesses, was credible and supported by the circumstances of the case. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the life sentence imposed by the trial court and upheld by the High Court.