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M. S. RAMESH, C. KUMARAPPAN
Nagaraj – Appellant
Versus
State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by Inspector of Police, Thenkanikottai Police Station – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
M.S.RAMESH, J.
Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code to set aside the judgment dated 27.02.2020 in S.C.No.88 of 2018 on the file of the learned Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Krishnagiri.
The appellant herein has been convicted and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/-, in default to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year for the offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), through the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Krishnagiri, dated 27.02.2020 passed in Sessions Case No.88 of 2018. This judgment is put under challenge in the present appeal.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties to the appeal are addressed according to their ranks before the trial Court.
3.1. The brief case of the prosecution are as follows:-
3.2. There were frequent quarrels between the accused and the deceased Savithriamma, since the accused did not want his son to pursue education, but rather work as a daily wage coolie. In consequence to these quarrels, on 31.01.2018 at about 05.30 P.M., the accused had attacked the deceased indiscriminately with a ma
The conviction for murder was upheld based on substantial eyewitness testimony and evidence of motive, affirming the principle that direct evidence substantiates a guilty verdict beyond reasonable do....
The standard of proof in a criminal case demands evidence beyond reasonable doubt, and contradictions in witness testimonies undermine the prosecution's case.
The prosecution must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and mere motive or last seen theory is insufficient without corroborative evidence.
The testimony of injured witnesses is accorded greater evidential value, establishing credibility unless major contradictions arise.
The court established that a conviction for murder can be sustained on the basis of circumstantial evidence, provided that the evidence forms a complete chain that leads to the only reasonable conclu....
The prosecution must establish its case beyond reasonable doubt, and lapses in the investigation may not necessarily affect the prosecution case.
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