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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.

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