The Court, therefore, set aside the conviction of one Selvi, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court in Virudhunagar for the alleged murder of her husband Chellapandi.
[12/03, 11:31] sekarreporter1: Madras HC acquitted a woman accused of murdering her husband, holding that courts can’t presume spouses are always together at home—prosecution failed to prove she was present/linked to the crime. https://www.sekarreporter.com/madras-hc-acquitted-a-woman-accused-of-murdering-her-husband-holding-that-courts-cant-presume-spouses-are-always-together-at-home-prosecution-failed-to-prove-she-was-present-linked-to-the-c/
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Justice Anand Venkatesh
Justice Dhanabal
Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice P Dhanabal
It further noted that several witnesses in this case had turned hostile and that there was no witness testimony to back up the prosecution’s case that the woman had murdered her husband.
The Court, therefore, set aside the conviction of one Selvi, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court in Virudhunagar for the alleged murder of her husband Chellapandi.
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