Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-23
Moses Arulanantham @ Moses Arulando vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 370
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Moses Arulanantham @ Moses Arulando
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged a conviction for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code after life imprisonment was confirmed by the High Court. The Supreme Court restricted the scope of the appeal specifically to determine the nature of the offence committed. The Court examined the existence of prior animosity and the circumstances leading to the stabbing of the deceased to decide if the act constituted murder.