Supreme Court of India · 2006-08-22
SETTU vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/25769
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SETTU
- Respondent
- STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA ARIJ1T PASATAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ramesh, confirming the findings of the Madras High Court. The Court established that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the appellants inflicted fatal injuries on the deceased, leading to his death after treatment. Additionally, appellant No.2 was convicted under Section 324 IPC for causing injuries to Babu, with a sentence of one year rigorous imprisonment affirmed.