The Orissa High Court upheld the conviction of Raikishore Jena for murdering his wife, ruling that her request to wait for food did not amount to grave and sudden provocation. The court emphasized there was no prior quarrel and rejected the defense’s claim of provocation, highlighting the husband’s violent response as intentional.
A police constable at the SP office in Hassan, Karnataka, allegedly attacked and fatally stabbed his wife, Mamatha, when she visited to file a complaint against him. This marks one of the first cases under the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, leading to public outcry and swift police action under BNS Section 103.