Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-29
Thangavelu vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2759
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Thangavelu
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Bench
- N Santosh Hegde, D M Dharmadhikari
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted by the Sessions Court for the murders of two individuals under Section 302 of the IPC and for criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the IPC. The case involves an appeal against the sentence of life imprisonment and a one-year rigorous imprisonment term. The Supreme Court was tasked with reviewing the trial court's findings and the subsequent High Court proceedings regarding the established prosecution evidence of previous enmity.