Kandaswamy vs State Of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Alagarsamy, affirming the findings of the Madras High Court and the Sessions Court. The Court clarified the distinction between culpable homicide and murder, emphasizing that all murder is culpable homicide but not vice versa. The Court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, substantiated the conviction, and the plea for a lesser charge was rejected.