MADRAS HIGH COURT
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Veeraiyan N. M. v. State by The Inspector of Police CBI/ACB/Chennai
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the case and accused involvement (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. arguments from both parties regarding charges (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. court's observance of legal principles in discharge (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. principles regarding coercion and confession of co-accused (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. evaluation of evidence and statements against the petitioner (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 6. confessions are weak evidence against co-accused (Para 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 7. lack of prima facie evidence for charges (Para 24 , 25 , 27) |
| 8. suspicion requires material backing; mere suspicion insufficient (Para 29 , 31) |
| 9. conclusion: no grounds for charges against the petitioner (Para 32 , 33) |
1. Against the dismissal of the discharge petition filed under S.227 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ( in short, "the Code"), the petitioner is before this court with this revision petition.
2. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows: -
(a) There are totally seven accused in this case and the petitioner has been arrayed as A7. They have been charged for offences under S.120(B) of IPC r/w 7, 12 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ( in short, "the PC Act"
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