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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR
Manoj @ Pambu Manoj S/o Benance – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. court overview of the case details. (Para 1) |
| 2. prosecution case outlined. (Para 2) |
| 3. investigation details provided. (Para 3) |
| 4. trial proceedings discussed. (Para 4) |
| 5. overview of the appeals process. (Para 5) |
| 6. court's approach to evidence. (Para 6) |
| 7. circumstantial evidence must meet strict standards. (Para 7) |
| 8. motive links to circumstantial evidence. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 9. last seen theory relevance. (Para 12 , 12) |
JUDGMENT :
1. These Crl. Appeals arise from the judgment dated 14.05.2019 of the Additional Special Judge-IV, Kollam in S.C.No.1524 of 2018, whereby, the trial judge found the appellants, who were arrayed as accused nos.1 to 7 in the proceedings before it, guilty for offences punishable under Sections 120B, 364, 342, 201 and 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code [hereinafter referred to as the “IPC”]. The appellants were therefore sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years each under Section 120B of the IPC; rigorous imprisonment for 5 years each under Section 364 of the IPC; rigorous imprisonment for 5 years each under Section 201 of the IPC; rigorous imprisonment for 1 year each under under Section 342 of the IPC and imprison
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