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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, P.DHANABAL
Senthilkumar – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police, Thiruchuli Police Station – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. prosecution's evidence and case details. (Para 3) |
| 2. defense contentions regarding evidence. (Para 4) |
| 3. court's analysis of evidence and reasoning. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. approval of appeal and acquittal. (Para 13) |
JUDGMENT :
P. DHANABAL, J.
1. Challenging the conviction and sentence rendered by the Fast Track Mahila Court, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputhur in SC No. 24 of 2014 dated 09.12.2022, the present criminal appeal has been filed by the appellant.
2. The trial Court has convicted the appellant as follows:
3. The case of the prosecution is that the appellant had intimacy with the deceased Shanmugalakshmi and thereafter the said Shanmugalakshmi insisted the appellant to marry her and thereby inorder to commit murder of the deceased, on 07.03.2013 the appellant took the deceased in a two wheeler bearing Reg.No. TM 67 F 3493 saying that they are going to clan deity temple and dropped her near Gundar bridge in a bush area and thereafter he pushed her down and gagged her mouth and nose and at that time the juvenile Nagathangam and Rajaselvam were also present there and they caught hold the legs of the deceased and thereafter the appellant pressed
Circumstantial evidence and extrajudicial confessions require robust corroboration; lack of eyewitnesses and motive resulted in acquittal.
Circumstantial evidence must provide clear connections to convict; mere suspicion and lack of motive are insufficient for establishing guilt.
The principle that an accused cannot be convicted based on suspicion alone, and the prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, especially in cases relying on circumstantial evidence.
In criminal cases based on circumstantial evidence, it is imperative that the prosecution establishes a clear chain of circumstances that unambiguously points to the guilt of the accused, without alt....
The court reaffirmed the credibility of eyewitness accounts in criminal proceedings, emphasizing their significance even amid investigative lapses.
The prosecution must prove charges beyond reasonable doubt; mere suspicion is insufficient for conviction.
Circumstantial evidence must establish a clear chain of events linking the accused to the crime; failure to prove motive or support claims undermines conviction.
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