IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, P.DHANABAL, JJ
T.Veerasamy – Appellant
Versus
The Inspector of Police, Naducauvery Police Station, Thanjavur District. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. the events leading to the fatal assault. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. nature of evidence and its implications. (Para 7 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15) |
| 3. assessment of culpability under ipc. (Para 19 , 20) |
| 4. principles surrounding sentencing for culpable homicide. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 5. final verdict altering conviction and sentence. (Para 24) |
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J)
The sole accused assails the judgment of the Principal Sessions Judge, Thanjavur, made in S.C.No.278 of 2019 dated 05.10.2021, wherein the appellant was found guilty for offence under Section 302 of IPC and was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.4,000/-, in default to undergo two months simple imprisonment and was also found guilty for offence under Section 506 Part II of and sentenced to undergo one year rigorous imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000, in default to undergo one month simple imprisonment. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
2. The case of the prosecution is that PW1 had two brothers and one sister and the deceased Kannan @ Kannayan is the younger brother. On 24.03.2019 at about 4.00 PM, the deceased came to the hous
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