Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 72 · Decided 18 March 1981
Muniappan v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 72 · [1981] 3 S.C.R. 270
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 221/1981
- Decided
- 18 March 1981
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 354(3); Evidence Act
Headnote
F G H 270 MUNIAPPAN 1'. STATE OF TA M)L NA DU Ml.rclt 18, 1981 [Y.V. CHANDRACHUD, C.J. AND A.P. SEN, J.] CRIM INA L PROCEDURE CODE 1973 (I) S. 235(2)- Hearing accused on sen/ence-Formal que.TI/011 to accused as to what he lras to say-Statutory obligation whetflpr dlsclwrged-Neressity mrd object Whelher legal and valid. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (J) Advocates appearing in cast-Condurl o(-Hlr:lt Coull to make only guarded observations. (2) Police Olficers- umdul't of-Criticism by High CourJ- Prior opporltmily to etplain-Necersit.r of. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 by
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