Manickam vs State By Public Prosecutor, T. Nadu

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction of the appellant under Section 304 (Part-II) IPC for the murder of Anbalagan, affirming the findings based on testimonies from witnesses PW 4 and PW 5. The Court noted that the appellant, aged 77, had already served over 1.5 years of his sentence and determined that the interests of justice would be served by reducing his sentence to the time already served. Consequently, the appellant was ordered to be released unless required in other cases.