Supreme Court of India · 2007-02-14
JAKKI @ SELVARAJ vs STATE REP. BY THE IP, COIMBATORE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/24030
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAKKI @ SELVARAJ
- Respondent
- STATE REP. BY THE IP, COIMBATORE
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT & S.H. KAPADIA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 148 and 302 IPC, affirming the Madras High Court's decision while acquitting four co-accused. The Court found that the evidence of PW-13, despite being deemed unreliable for the co-accused, was sufficient to establish the guilt of the appellants. The principle of 'falsus in uno falsus in omnibus' was rejected, emphasizing that not all evidence must be credible for a conviction to stand.