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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P. B. Suresh Kumar, C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, JJ
Swarni @ Radha – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. prosecution evidence establishing incident and facts (Para 2 , 3 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 36 , 39 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 2. credibility, motive, and identification arguments (Para 6 , 7 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 35) |
| 3. medical findings and cause of death (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 4. legal reasoning: murder vs culpable homicide and sentencing (Para 37 , 38 , 40 , 44 , 47 , 48 , 50 , 51) |
| 5. final order and disposal (Para 52) |
JUDGMENT
C.Pratheep Kumar, J.
Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful- Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hollywood legend.
This case reveals the brutal homicide of a woman by another woman, solely out of jealousy. The accused in Sessions Case No.205/2014 on the file of the Additional Sessions Court-IV, Kottayam is the appellant herein. She stands convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 326-A IPC and sentenced inter alia, to imprisonment for life for the offence under Section 302 .
2. The prosecution case is that the accused Swarni @ Radha and the deceased Salini were sex workers in Kottayam. It is stated that Salini was younger and more beautiful than the accused and she
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