Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 316 · Decided 20 April 2011
Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu v. John David
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 316 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 354
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 384/2002
- Decided
- 20 April 2011
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201, 364, 342
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 201, 364 and 342 - C Gruesome murder - Dead body cut into different pieces - PW1 's son was studying for a medical degree and staying in the college hostel - He was allegedly killed by respondent, a senior student in the same college - A/legation that respondent caused deceased and when D deceased was lying on the ground unconscious, the respondent severed his head and limbs and removed his gold ring, watch and gold chain - Further a/legation that thereafter, respondent put the head and the gold articles of deceased in a zip bag and threw it into canal water
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