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P. B. SURESH KUMAR, JOHNSON JOHN
Anu Shanthi, D/o. Shantha Kumari – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala, Represented By The Public Prosecutor, High Court Of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background of the case involving a murder. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. details of court proceedings and charges. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. key issues and arguments presented by the parties. (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. identification of accused and testimony of pw1. (Para 15 , 19) |
| 5. determination of guilt based on circumstantial evidence. (Para 63 , 68 , 84 , 97) |
| 6. the court reflects on the gravity of the crime, weighing societal norms against legal precedents in sentencing. (Para 69) |
| 7. the judgment illustrates the transition from death penalty to life imprisonment based on the assessment of mitigating circumstances. (Para 104) |
| 8. conclusion regarding sentencing and rationale. (Para 106 , 107 , 108 , 109) |
JUDGMENT :
Johnson John, J.
“There is no disease so destructive as lust.”
--Chanakya
Adulterous and lustful relationship between two technocrats betraying their respective spouses, children and parents resulted in the murder of Omana, the mother of PW1, and Swasthika, aged 3 ½ years, the daughter of PW1, and attempted murder of PW1 on 16.04.2014 in their residential house bearing No. 3/173 of Attingal Municipality.
2. PW1, an engineer by profession, working at Moozhiy
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