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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, P.DHANABAL
Muruganantham – Appellant
Versus
Inspector of Police – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts of the case and the circumstances surrounding the murder of saravanan. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. procedural background and framing of charges against the accused. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. overview of court's consideration of arguments from both sides. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. analysis of evidence and credibility of witnesses, leading to the conclusion of unreliability. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 5. outcome of the appeal, acquittal of the accused, and cancellation of bail. (Para 26) |
JUDGMENT :
N. ANAND VENKATESH, J.
This appeal assails the judgment of the Principal District and Sessions Court, Karur, dated 22.11.2022 made in S.C.No.1 of 2021 wherein the appellants were convicted and sentenced in the following terms;
2. The case of the prosecution is that the deceased Saravanan owned a medical shop and clinical laboratory at Nachalur. The accused persons were close relatives. On 21.04.2020, one Anbalagan, cousin of A1 was murdered and A1 is said to have suspected the involvement of the deceased in the murder of the said Anbalagan. In view of the same, A1 and A2 are said to have conspired among themselves and waylaid the deceased d
The court found that eyewitness testimony and extra-judicial confessions were unreliable and insufficient to uphold a conviction, resulting in acquittal.
In criminal cases based on circumstantial evidence, the prosecution must establish a complete and unbroken chain of evidence to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence and require corroboration; reliance on such confessions without substantive proof renders convictions unsafe.
The prosecution must establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, particularly in circumstantial cases where extra-judicial confessions are heavily scrutinized for credibility and corroboration.
Extrajudicial confessions require corroboration and cannot solely establish guilt without reliable evidence.
Extrajudicial confessions are weak evidence and require corroboration; reliance on them must be cautious and supported by credible evidence.
Credibility of eyewitness accounts and refutation of the appellant's claim of murder for gain were central to the court's decision.
In a case arising out of circumstantial evidence, the prosecution has to prove each of the circumstances relied upon by them and the circumstances so proved should form a chain of events connecting t....
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