Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 54 · Decided 19 January 2023
John Anthonisamy @ John v. State, REP. BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 54 · [2023] 1 S.C.R. 279
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 466/2017
- Decided
- 19 January 2023
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, C.T. RAVIKUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 r/w s.201 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Purported extra-judicial confession - Effect - Five accused including appellant (A-1) - Prosecution case that in pursuance of a conspiracy, the accused persons killed the deceased car - PW11 (Sub inspector) closed the case as undetected - However, case was subsequently re-opened and investigation initiated by police witness (PW30) on basis of confessional statement made in letter allegedly written by appellant to PW22 - Trial Court convicted appellant
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