Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 655 · Decided 28 September 2010
Raja Gounder & ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 655 · [2010] 11 S.C.R. 838
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 632/2005
- Decided
- 28 September 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
11 S.C.R. 838 RAJA GOUNDER & ANR. V. STATE OF TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 632 of 2005) SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 [HARJIT SINGH BEDI AND R.M. LODHA, JJ.) PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 302 - Fratricide - Property dispute among brothers - Conviction by courts below - Pleas of delay in FIR, non­ occurred in the night, delay in lodging FIR by young widow has been satisfactorily explained - Since dispute existed within the family, independent witness would not ordinarily be available - There is nothing unusual that the · mother of the deceased and the accused, who had been cited
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