Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 905 · Decided 5 August 2008
Tamilselvan v. State REP. BY Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 905 · [2008] 11 S.C.R. 888
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1071/2006
- Decided
- 5 August 2008
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
888 "i A TAMILSELVAN v. STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE, TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 1071 of 2006) 8 AUGUST 5, 2008 (ALTAMAS KABIR AND MARKANDEY KAT JU, JJ.) ., Criminal Trial: Murder/Culpable homicide - Accused sandalwood c smugglers allegedly shot down a forest guard and injured accused except appellant - Correctness of - Held: No- D body named as accused in FIR but later accused persons by name have been implicated - Material inconsistencies found between version given in FIR and deposition made before trial Court - Prosecution witnesses could not have identified any of
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