Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 728 · Decided 13 November 1997
Selvaraj v. State of Tamil Nadu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 728 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 133
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 37/1994
- Decided
- 13 November 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, M. SRINIVASAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 326
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302. 307 & 326-Murder-Property dispute among family members-Accused stabbed to death his brother~ Evidence of eye witnesses-Trial Court disbelieving the prosecution witness C acquitted the accused-High Court holding the accused guilty for the offence. convicted and in holding that trial court has not properly appreciated the evidence and conclusions were illegal and grossly unjust-Accused had necessary intention to attack and kill the D deceased-Conviction and sentence upheld. Appellant was prosecuted for an offence under sections 302, 307 and 326
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