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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
N.ANAND VENKATESH, K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, JJ
Murugan – Appellant
Versus
The Inspector of Police, Thiruthangal Police Station, Thiruthangal, Virudhunagar District – Respondent
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| 1. prosecution case and murder motive established. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. investigation, recovery, and postmortem injuries detailed. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. trial proceedings and conviction by lower court. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 4. eyewitnesses unreliable; accused injuries unexplained. (Para 13 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 5. unexplained accused injuries doubt genesis; acquittal warranted. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 6. appeal allowed; appellants acquitted. (Para 24) |
This criminal appeal has been filed assailing the judgment passed by the Additional District and Sessions Court, Srivilliputhur, in S.C.No. 43 of 2014, dated 24.03.2023, wherein the appellants were convicted and sentenced as follows:
The above sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
2. The case of the prosecution is that the deceased, who was the son of PW1, and the accused persons are known to each other. During the year 2012, one Muthupandi, who is the younger brother of A1, the deceased, and one Maharaja went to a Murugan temple and the younger brother of A1 fell down and died. A1 presumed that it is only because of the deceased, who pushed down his brother, the incident had taken place. With this motive, th
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