Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 435 · Decided 22 September 1999
State of Tamil Nadu v. Rajendran
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 435 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 89
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 917/1996
- Decided
- 22 September 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M. SRINIVASAN, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 436; CrPC Section 366, 386; Evidence Act Section 5
Headnote
NADU A v. RAJENDRAN SEPTEMBER 22, 199.9 [G.B. PATTANAIK, M. SRINIVASAN AND B N. SANTOSH HEGDE, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860-Ss.302 & 436-Murder-Accused setting his wife and children on fire-Circumstantial evidence establishing guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt-Held; accused liable to be Procedure Code, 197J-S.366-Death reference-Duty of D High Court-Murder-Circumstantial evidence establishing guilt of the ac­ cused beyond reasonable doubt-Trial Court-Conviction and death sen­ tence-On death reference-High Court without re-appr~ciating and re-assessing the facts and
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