Supreme Court of India · 2012-02-15
ARADADI RAMUDU & AGGIRAMUDU vs STATE,REP.BY INSP. OF POLICE,PONDICHERRY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/27421
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARADADI RAMUDU & AGGIRAMUDU
- Respondent
- STATE,REP.BY INSP. OF POLICE,PONDICHERRY
- Author
- ANIL R. DAVE H.L. DATTU
- Bench
- ANIL R. DAVE H.L. DATTU
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant-accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Gangammal, confirming the findings of the Trial Court and the High Court. The evidence presented, including testimonies from neighbors and family, established that the accused had a history of domestic violence and fatally stabbed the deceased in the neck during an altercation. The Court reiterated that the act was premeditated and the injuries were sufficient to cause death, thus affirming the life sentence imposed.