Supreme Court of India

Shanmughan v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2012] 1 S.C.R. 411
Bench Asok Kumar Ganguly and T.S. Thakur JJ.
Decided 19 January 2012
Status Distinguished

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3231302 - Conviction and sentence under - Death of appellant's wife as a result of poisoning on having been administered cyanide - Conviction of appellant u/ss. 3231302 alongwith imposition of life imprisonment by courts below - lnterlerence with - Held: Not called for - Prosecution succeeded in proving the motive of the appellant - Entire chain of circumstances is consistent with the guilt of the appellant - There were clear injuries on the deceased which show that some force was used while administering the poison - Without any force these injuries could not be there

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