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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.VELMURUGAN, M.JOTHIRAMAN
State, represented by The Inspector of Police, Thittakudi Police Station, Cuddalore – Appellant
Versus
Ambedkar – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. murder details and witness testimonies (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. state's arguments and claims of acquittal error (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court's evaluation of evidence and witness reliability (Para 5 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. analysis of contradictions and evidentiary issues (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. conclusion on failure of prosecution's burden of proof (Para 16) |
| 6. final ruling and dismissal of appeal (Para 17) |
JUDGMENT :
The State has preferred this criminal appeal as against the judgment of acquittal dated 07.02.2019 made in S.C.No.51 of 2018 on the file of the III Additional District and Sessions Court, Cuddalore at Virudhachalam, in and by which the trial Court has acquitted the accused 1 and 2 for the offences under Sections 120(B) r/w. 302 IPC. Originally there are four accused, out of which the case against the 3rd accused was quashed as per the order of the High Court and 4th accused died pending trial. The accused 1 and 2 are the respondents herein.
2.1. PW1 – Muthumizhvannan is the brother of the deceased – Kanthamizh Ilavazhagan. Accused 1 and 2 are friends. Accused 1 and 3 are the sons of A4, who died pending trial. PW1 deposed that there is enmity between the family of PW1 an
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