Matrimonial Dispute Alone Insufficient To Prove Husband Set Wife Ablaze, Allegations Must Be Established With Legal Evidence: Madras High Court

In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court acquitted a man, Vendaraja, who was accused of setting his wife ablaze and killing her. The bench consisting of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice R Poornima pointed out that there was a lack of legally acceptable evidence to establish the connection between the accused and the crime. The court emphasized that the case against the accused was based solely on matrimonial disputes,…