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18. Medical evidence further strengthens the prosecution case. PW-6 Dr. Rajouria noted the smell of kerosene and burn patterns consistent with NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:31948 11 CRA-259-2016 kerosene being poured and ignited. PW-1 Dr. Nikhil Agarwal, who conducted the postmortem, found 80-85% ante-mortem burns and confirmed death due to shock and complications arising from burn injuries. These injuries were fully consistent with the prosecution version.

25. So far as the further contention of learned counsel for the appellant that the appellant has been falsely implicated because the deceased might have committed suicide due to domestic dispute is concerned, the defence plea of suicide or false implication is devoid of substance. No witness NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2025:MPHC-GWL:31948 13 CRA-259-2016 supported the theory of suicide. The deceased consistently named the appellant before multiple persons immediately after the incident. The presence of kerosene in the kitchen does not support the defence plea, and the burn pattern indicates pouring of kerosene rather than accidental burning or self-infliction. The defence failed to establish any circumstance to probabilise the plea of suicide or false implication. No evidence suggests that the deceased set herself on fire voluntarily. On the contrary, consistent statements made by the deceased as well as the testimonies of eyewitnesses indicate deliberate action by the appellant. Therefore, the defence plea that the deceased committed suicide due to family dispute is wholly untenable. No evidence supports this theory. The dying declaration and statements made to immediate witnesses rule out suicide.