IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.231-233 OF 2009

MUTHURAMALINGAM & ORS. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

STATE REP. BY INSP. OF POLICE Respondent(s)

WITH

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.225 OF 2009

CRIMINAL APPEAL NOS.226-227 OF 2009

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.895 OF 2009

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO._______ OF 2015

(Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.5351 OF 2014)

O R D E R

Leave granted in SLP (Crl.) No.5351 of 2014.

These appeals arise out of a common judgment and order

passed by the High Court of Madras, whereby criminal appeals

filed by the appellants against their conviction and sentence of

life imprisonment awarded to each one of them have been

dismissed.

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Digitally signed by

Vishal Anand

Date: 2015.02.27

16:48:58 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

When the appeals came up for hearing before us, Mr. K.K.

Mani, learned counsel for the appellants, confined his

submissions to the validity of the direction issued by the trial

Court and affirmed by the High Court that the sentence of

imprisonment for life awarded to each one of the appellants for

the several murders allegedly committed by