Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 121 · Decided 17 May 1974
Francis Alias Ponnan v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 121 · [1975] 1 S.C.R. 485
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 133/1973
- Decided
- 17 May 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
Headnote
E FRANCIS ALIAS PONNAN v. STATE OF KERALA May 17, 1974 [M. H. BEG ANDY. V. CHANDRACHUO, JJ.J I'cnal Cude-S. 300-A1urder-Scniencc-<lro11//d.1 for reducing. 485 ft is not possible for courts to attempt to explore the murky depths of a warped ~nd twisted mi!J.d so ·as to discover whether coutd hazard an opinion wit~ any degree of confidence. Judicial psycho: therapy has its obvious and inherent limitations. The mere possession of a \varped or twisted mind 1 \vhich many a criminal has, could not either absolve him from criminal liability or mitigate his crime. Courts are generally
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