Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 328 · Decided 9 May 2013
Kumar v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 328 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 434
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1450/2009
- Decided
- 9 May 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376, 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 376, 302, 302 rlw 201 and 506 - Rape followed by double murder - Allegation that appellant C struck a blow with 'poorikatai' on the head of his sister-in-Jaw due to which she fell unconscious and then he had sexual intercourse with her and thereafter, he attacked her 13 then allegedly caused death of his sister- D in-Jaw and her daughter by pouring kerosene and setting them t;Jn fire - Conviction of appellant-accused alongwith sentence of life imprisonment - Justification - Held: Justified - Extra­ judicial confession by appellant to PW-2 rightly
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