https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465608 Conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC was sustained on circumstantial evidence where the proved circumstances formed a complete chain consistent only with guilt. Medical and surrounding evidence showed homicidal burning, not suicide or accident, and the Court accepted motive arising from marital cruelty and discord. The deceased's oral dying declaration before relatives and neighbours was treated as reliable and corroborative of the prosecution case. The defence version of accidental fire was rejected as inconsistent with the physical evidence and ordinary human conduct, and the conviction was upheld. en-us Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:07:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465608 Conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC was sustained on circumstantial evidence where the proved circumstances formed a complete chain consistent only with guilt. Medical and surrounding evidence showed homicidal burning, not suicide or accident, and the Court accepted motive arising from marital cruelty and discord. The deceased's oral dying declaration before relatives and neighbours was treated as reliable and corroborative of the prosecution case. The defence version of accidental fire was rejected as inconsistent with the physical evidence and ordinary human conduct, and the conviction was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465608