Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 459 · Decided 30 July 2010
S. Arul Raja v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 459 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 356
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1494/2009
- Decided
- 30 July 2010
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 120; CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 10, 32
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and s. 120-8 - Death caused allegedly in C pursuance of criminal conspiracy - Various accused - Statement of one accused while in police custody - Circumstantial evidence - Acquittal by trial court - Conviction of accused-appellant by High Court- Challenge to - Held: On establish a clear motive D for the appellant to commit the offence of murder - Prosecution failed to substantiate the allegation of conspiracy against the appellant - The statement of co-accused did not constitute a valid dying declaration or a confession or an evidence in any manner to implicate
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