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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G. GIRISH, J
SUDEVAN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
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| 1. conviction based on recovered evidence related to the crime. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. trial court's findings reaffirmed by the appellate court. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. challenges to confession evidence considered with legal implications. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. court's observations on evidentiary requirements and defendant's claims. (Para 8) |
| 5. final ruling to uphold conviction without interference. (Para 9) |
O R D E R
The concurrent verdicts of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Devikulam and the Additional Sessions Court, Thodupuzha in C.C No.186/2002 and Crl.A.No.102/2006 respectively, convicting and sentencing the petitioner for the commission of offence under section 9 r/w Section 51 (1) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 are under challenge in this revision.
2. The prosecution case is that the petitioner herein, along with five other accused, shot dead a wild calf elephant and removed its tusks. The crime was registered on 17.09.2000 and the autopsy of the carcass was conducted on 18.09.2000. Later on, the accused were arrested and the tusks of the elephant were recovered from the premises of the house of the petitioner (first accused). The gun used for shooting the ele
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