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DIPANKAR DATTA, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH
Patchaiperumal @ Patchikutti – Appellant
Versus
State Rep. by Inspector of Police – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. high court reverses acquittal; life sentences imposed. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. details of the murder plot and eyewitness account. (Para 3) |
| 3. high court conviction based on testimony & evidence. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. defense arguments challenging prosecution credibility. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 15) |
| 5. arguments on evidence of conspiracy and eyewitness reliability. (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 6. prosecution emphasizes thorough evaluation of evidence. (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 30) |
| 7. legal standards for evaluating conflicting witness testimony. (Para 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
| 8. evaluation of evidence including testimonies and fir. (Para 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 9. court's findings on consistency of evidence related to murder. (Para 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50) |
| 10. court dismisses appeals upholding high court's decision. (Para 52 , 53) |
JUDGMENT :
DIPANKAR DATTA, J.
THE APPEALS
1. These appeals, by special leave, take exception to the common appellate judgment and order dated 7th December, 2021 of the High Court of Judicature at Madras.
2. While allowing the appeal under Section 374(2), Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 of the widow of Patchaiper
The court affirmed the High Court's decision to convict based on strong eyewitness testimony, corroborated by medical evidence, establishing premeditated murder with common intention despite minor di....
1. If two reasonable conclusions are possible on the basis of the evidence on record, the Appellate Court should not disturb the findings of acquittal. 2. The acquittal re-enforces and reaffirms the....
In a case where some of the accused have not preferred an appeal, or even if their special leave petition is dismissed for default, in case relief of acquittal is granted to the remaining accused, th....
Murder – Exaggerated devotion to rule of benefit of doubt must not nurture fanciful doubts letting guilty escape is not doing justice, according to law.
THE EVIDENCE OF EYEWITNESSES IS CREDIBLE AND INSPIRING CONFIDENCE. NON-SUPPORTING SUCH A VERSION BY INDEPENDENT WITNESSES WOULD BE NO GROUNDS, TO DISCARD THEIR TESTIMONY. THE PRESENCE OF PWS.1 AND 2 ....
(1) A mere message or a telephonic message which does not clearly specify offence, cannot be treated as FIR.(2) What constitutes proof of common intention, may differ from situation to situation.
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