Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 273 · Decided 18 April 2013
Mariappan v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 273 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 273
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 926/2009
- Decided
- 18 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 84, 299, 302, 449, 105, 101; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 84, 299, 302 and 449 - Murder A B - Defence of insanity - Accused-appellant repeatedly assaulted his paternal aunt with a 'aruval' and thereby caused C her death - Conviction of appellant by trial court and High Court - Challenged - Plea of insanity by appellant seeking condition of the accused at the time of commission of offence, is paramount for bringing the case within puNiew of s.84- ln the D case on hand, no evidence as to the unsoundness of mind of the appellant-accused at the time of the occurrence - Appellant had coine to the house of the deceased one
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