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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN
Selvam – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police, Aruppukottai Taluk Police Station – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.
This criminal appeal has been filed assailing the judgment of the Fast Track Mahila Court, Virudhunagar District, made in S.C. No.214 of 2013, dated 29.03.2021, wherein the appellant was convicted and sentenced in the following manner:
| Offence | Sentence |
| Sec. 302 of IPC | Life imprisonment for each count and fine of Rs.5,000/- for each count, in default to undergo 2 years simple imprisonment. |
| Sec. 506(2) of IPC | 7 years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs.1,000/- in default to undergo 6 months simple imprisonment. |
The above sentences were ordered to run consecutively.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the accused person fell in love with one Muneeshwari and married her. The accused person was suspecting his wife on the ground that she was having an illicit relationship with the deceased Sakthi Ganesan. The said Sakthi Ganesan had a wordy altercation with the accused. At one stage, the wife of the accused person not able to take it anymore committed suicide by setting herself ablaze, along with two children. An FIR came to be registered in Crime No.58 of 2013 for offences under Sections 498A and 306 of IPC.
3. With the above motive in mind, on 14.04.2013 at ab
The conviction of the accused for the murders was upheld, as the prosecution provided credible eyewitness testimony and corroborative medical evidence establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
The prosecution's failure to establish reliable eyewitness identification and conspiratorial actions led to the acquittal of all appellants due to reasonable doubt.
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The court upheld convictions for murder against the appellants, affirming that eyewitness testimony, supported by corroborative evidence, was reliable, and distinctions made in witnesses did not affe....
Credible eyewitness testimony outweighs medical records in determining guilt when established beyond reasonable doubt.
A conviction in a criminal case cannot be sustained solely on the testimony of a single eyewitness if that evidence is categorised as neither wholly reliable nor wholly unreliable and lacks further i....
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Eyewitness testimony, particularly from injured witnesses, is crucial in establishing guilt, even with minor inconsistencies in their accounts.
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