The trial court acquitted the deceased’s wife’s husband, himself a policeman, after finding that he was on duty at another police station at the relevant time. However, the trial court convicted Nagamma, her brother, and brother-in-law, sentencing them to life imprisonment. The High Court later confirmed the conviction. In appeal, the Supreme Court scrutinised both the evidentiary gaps and contradictions in the prosecution’s narrative. Despite this, both the trial court and the High Court concluded that parts of their testimony could support conviction.