Supreme Court of India · 2011-01-05
M.NAGESHWAR RAO vs STATE OF A.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/30026
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M.NAGESHWAR RAO
- Respondent
- STATE OF A.P.
- Author
- AFTAB ALAM
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM,R.M. LODHA, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Laxmi Kumari, by administering cyanide in her drink. The Court found that the High Court correctly reversed the trial court's acquittal, establishing that the prosecution had proven the charge beyond reasonable doubt. The Court emphasized the importance of circumstantial evidence in murder cases and affirmed the life sentence imposed by the High Court.