Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 277 · Decided 12 November 1975
Karunakaran v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 277 · [1976] 2 S.C.R. 708
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 425/1974
- Decided
- 12 November 1975
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, N.L. UNTWALIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 109, 302; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
F G H 708 K..iRUNAKARAN v. STATE OF TAMIL NADU I\' ovember 12, 197 5 [P. K. GOSWAMI AND N. L. UNTWALIA, JJ.J ,J- Testimony-Co111·ictio11 on the basis of the sole testimony of a single ll'it- 111 • ness, even uncorroborated by other eridence, if absolutely ~eliab/e is 302 I.P.C. as well as 302 /34 l.P.C. The trial which proceeded in the absence of absconding 'T", resulted in the conviction and both the accused were sentenced to death sentence. On a reference and apJ?_eals by the accused, the· High Court acquitted ''J" rejecting l'our out of
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