Supreme Court of India · 2006-08-22
Settu And Ors vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 2986
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Settu And Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Lokeshwar Singh Panta, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ramesh, affirming the findings of the Madras High Court. The Court established that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt that the appellants inflicted fatal injuries on the deceased, leading to his death after a period of treatment. Additionally, appellant No.2 was convicted under Section 324 IPC for causing injuries to Babu, resulting in a one-year rigorous imprisonment sentence.