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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V, K.V.JAYAKUMAR
Muniyandi Raj @ Raj (C - 4551), S/o. Dwaraiswami – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala Represented By The Public Prosecutor – Respondent
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| 1. establishing the factual background and procedural history of the case. (Para 1 , 3 , 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 2. summary of the trial court's conviction and the basis of the guilty verdict. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 3. presentation of conflicting arguments on circumstantial evidence and witness reliability. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 4. assessment of witness testimony, hearsay evidence, and the inadmissibility of police statements. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 5. established norms for evaluating circumstantial evidence and the requirement for a complete chain. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37) |
| 6. conclusion that evidence is insufficient to prove guilt, leading to acquittal. (Para 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
Judgment :
Raja Vijayaraghavan, J.
1.Muniyandi Raj @ Raj, the appellant herein is the accused in S.C.No. 205 of 2019 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge-III, Pathanamthitta. In the aforesaid case, he faced indictment for having committed offences punishable under Sections 392 and 302 of the IPC. By the judgment, which is impugned in this appeal, the learned Sessions Judge found the appellant guilty of the offences under Section
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