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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
G. JAYACHANDRAN, R. POORNIMA
Muniyasamy – Appellant
Versus
State, rep. by The Inspector of Police, Surakudi Police Station, Thoothukudi District. (in Cr.No.142 of 2014) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. conviction of appellant under section 302 ipc. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. challenging the reliability of eyewitness testimony. (Para 5 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. prosecution's arguments sustain despite contradictions. (Para 13 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. accused lacked intent; modification of charge to section 326 ipc. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 5. updated sentence and conclusion. (Para 20 , 21) |
JUDGMENT :
G. JAYACHANDRAN, R. POORNIMA, JJ.
This Criminal Appeal is filed against the conviction and sentence passed against the appellant/sole accused in the judgment dated 24.11.2020 passed by the I Additional District and Sessions Court, Thoothukudi, by convicting and sentencing the appellant for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a sum of Rs.2,000/- in default, to undergo three months simple imprisonment.
2. The appellant herein is the sole accused in S.C.No.330 of 2016. Based on the complaint given by one Muthuraj, examined as P.W. 1, the respondent police registered FIR in Crime No.142 of 2014 on 09.09.2014 at about 20.00 hours and took up the investigation. The complaint revealed that on 08.09.2014 at about 2.30 p.m, when the informant along with his b
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