Supreme Court of India · 2016-08-12
KALA @ CHANDRAKALA vs STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/28561
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KALA @ CHANDRAKALA
- Respondent
- STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE
- Author
- ARUN MISHRA
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 201 IPC for the murder of her husband, Murugesan. The Court found that the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, including the appellant's extra-judicial confession and the recovery of the murder weapon. The Court rejected the appellant's claims regarding the inadequacy of evidence and affirmed the life sentence imposed by the trial court, emphasizing the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in establishing guilt.