R. RAJENDRAN NAIR vs STATE OF KERALA — Crl.A. No. 537/1996

Summary of R. Rajendran Nair v. State of Kerala (1997) The Supreme Court acquitted R. Rajendran Nair of murder and concealment charges in his wife's death, finding insufficient evidence that he hanged her. Though trial and high courts convicted him based on circumstantial evidence (quarrel, assault, opportunity), the SC held no proof existed that the deceased remained unconscious long enough for him to hang her alone, and rejected the prosecution's theory as physically improbable without corroborating evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.