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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.S. RAMESH, C.KUMARAPPAN
Aravindan – Appellant
Versus
State rep. by The Inspector of Police, Dharmapuri Police Station Dharmapuri District – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of facts and prosecution case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. parties' arguments regarding evidence and conviction. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis of witness credibility. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. court's analysis of evidence regarding the sufficiency of the prosecution's case. (Para 15 , 23) |
| 5. examination of circumstantial evidence and motives. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 6. legal principles on circumstantial evidence. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. critique of evidence evaluation and confession. (Para 21 , 22 , 24) |
| 8. final judgment and acquittal of the accused. (Para 25 , 26) |
JUDGMENT
C.KUMARAPPAN, J.
The present criminal appeal is arising out of the order of conviction passed against the appellant herein in S.C.No.69 of 2017 dated 28.03.2019 under Section 302 IPC.
2. The prosecution case is that the deceased Chinnasamy and accused Aravindan are distantly related. It is the further case of prosecution that the accused Aravindan nurtured enmity and vengeance against the deceased Chinnasamy as he believed that his father was done away by the deceased. Owing to this unquenched anger and long drawn enmity, on 13.06.2016, the accused, who was under the influence of alcohol
In murder cases based on circumstantial evidence, each link must be established beyond reasonable doubt, with all evidence consistently pointing to the guilt of the accused.
In circumstantial evidence cases, each link in the evidence chain must establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, supported by all proving consistent guilt without alternative explanations.
Conviction based on circumstantial evidence requires a complete and cogent chain of circumstances; extra-judicial confessions must be corroborated by reliable evidence.
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain pointing to guilt, and extrajudicial confessions require corroboration to be credible.
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain pointing to guilt, with the prosecution required to establish every link beyond reasonable doubt.
Conviction based solely on circumstantial evidence requires a complete and coherent chain of events that excludes all reasonable hypotheses of innocence.
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; reliance on circumstantial evidence requires an unbroken chain linking the accused to the crime.
In criminal cases based on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain pointing to guilt, and extrajudicial confessions require corroboration to be reliable.
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