Supreme Court of India

Ravirala Laxmaiah v. State of A.P.

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Reported as [2013] 6 S.C.R. 511
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 28 May 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not find any cogent reason to interfere with the judgments and orders of the courts below.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 & 404 - Homicidal death by ·strangulation - Conviction of appellant for killing his wife - Propriety - Held: Appellant had been doubting the character of his wife and therefore, had adequate motive to eliminate her - In spite of the fact that he had been in the same room, he failed to furnish any explanation as under what circumstances his wife was found dead - Particularly, in view of the fact that the courts below excluded the theory of suicide - Same conclusion stands fully fortified by the fact that the saree of deceased was lying in the comer of the room and the

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