Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 407 · Decided 23 May 2014
Paulmeli and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu TR. INSP. of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 407 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 420
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1636/2011
- Decided
- 23 May 2014
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 161
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - S. 302 - Murder - Allegation that two accused along with others unlawfully assembling together with C a common object to murder the victim - Indiscriminate cuts caused over his body using aruval resulting in his death - Injuries to sons of victim, who tried to intervene - for offence punishable u/s 302 by the courts below - Interference· with - Held: Not called for - Injuries found D on the person of the deceased duly supported by medical evidence as well as corroborated by the deposition of PW-1 - FIR was lodged promptly - PW 2 turned hostile but supported
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