Overview

• A division bench of Justices Vivek Agrawal and Devnarayan Mishra upheld Mamta Pathak’s 2022 conviction and life sentence for allegedly electrocuting her husband in April 2021.
• The court dismissed her self-representation in April and rejected her challenge to the post-mortem report’s timing and burn-mark analysis based on her chemistry expertise.
• Judges found that sedative administration, multiple electric burn marks and a recorded distress call formed a conclusive chain of circumstances proving guilt.
• Forensic pathologist D S Badkur’s testimony ruled out natural cardiac disease and confirmed electric shock as the cause of Dr Neeraj Pathak’s cardiorespiratory failure.
• Pathak’s composed courtroom performance went viral online and prompted public discussion on the role of scientific expertise in legal evidence.