An old lady aged 75 years was murdered in her own house by strangulation on 16 6 1994.
The trial Court companyvicted him of murder and sentenced him to imprisonment for life besides companyvicting him under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code for which a sentence of rigorous imprisonment for three years was imposed on him.
A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka companyfirmed the companyviction and sentence imposed on the appellant and dismissed the appeal filed by him.
Her grandson, the appellant, was charge sheeted by the police for the aforesaid murder.
There is numberdispute that the grand old woman was strangulated to death.
There is number much of dispute that the time of such strangulation would have been between 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on 16 6 1994.
The case depended entirely on circumstantial evidence.
