Every tenth murder appeal is from husband as the convicted accused: Delhi High Court

Apoorva Mandhani

30 Sept 2014 11:22 AM IST

  • Every tenth murder appeal is from husband as the convicted accused: Delhi High Court

    A Delhi High Court bench comprising of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta upheld life imprisonment for a man, convicted in July this year, for murdering his wife with a phawra, in a room taken on rent by the appellant's brother.While upholding the conviction, the Bench observed that "married women in India are safer on the street than in their matrimonial homes." The...

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