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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Raja Vijayaraghavan, J, K. V. JAYAKUMAR
Rajesh Babu @ Kochumon, S/o. Nadesan – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala, Represented By Public Prosecutor, High Court of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. crime registration and investigation details. (Para 3) |
| 3. details of the court charge and evidence. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. arguments presented by the appellant. (Para 8) |
| 5. prosecution's counterarguments. (Para 9) |
| 6. court's analysis of evidence and findings. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 18 , 19) |
| 7. final ruling and confirmation of conviction. (Para 23 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.
The above appeal is directed against the judgment dated 03.05.2019 in S.C.No. 572 of 2012 on the file of the Additional Session Judge-II, Pathanamthitta. In the above case, the appellant was charged for having committed offences punishable under Section 302 of the IPC. By the impugned judgment, he was found guilty for the offence under Section 302 of the IPC and was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- with a default clause.
2. Brief Statement of Facts:
2.1 The deceased Pankajakshan Pillai, along with his wife Anandhavalliamma (PW4) and their younger son Rajesh Babu (PW1), resided immediately on the eastern side of the house of the appellant in Ward No. 1 of Nedumpram Village, Thiruvalla. It is the case
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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 ....
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The court affirmed that the 1st accused's act of stabbing the deceased constituted murder, rejecting the applicability of Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC due to the absence of mutual combat.
Eyewitness testimony holds credibility even when minor contradictions exist; motive for crime established through related witness accounts legitimizes conviction under Section 302 IPC.
The prosecution must prove its case beyond reasonable doubt; inconsistencies in eyewitness testimony and failure to examine material witnesses led to the appellant's acquittal.
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