Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 778 · Decided 2 December 1997
State of Tamil Nadu v. P. Muniappan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 778 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 124
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 137/1992
- Decided
- 2 December 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, M. SRINIVASAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201
Headnote
TAMIL NADU v. P. MUNIAPPAN DECEMBER 2, 1997 B [M.M. PUNCHHI AND M. SRINIVASAN, JJ.) Criniinal law : Penal Code, 1860 Sections 302 and 201. C Oiminal T1ial--Grcumsta11tial evidence-Death of wife-Held : Cir- cumstantial evidence sufficient to conclusively establish guilt of the husband. Medical the D circwnsta11tial evidence on record-In the circumstances of the case, death was homicidal. Se1vice Law : Dismissal-Accused dismissed from se1vice on the grou11d that he E murdered his wife-Subsequently, accused was acquitted by High Cowt-State Administrative T1ibunql directed reinstateme11t
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