Venkatesan vs State Of Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Rajendran, affirming the reliance on circumstantial evidence provided by witnesses PWs 3, 4, 8, and 9, who testified to having seen the deceased with the appellant shortly before his death. The Court found that the trial court's acquittal of co-accused A1 was justified due to insufficient evidence against him, while the evidence against the appellant was compelling enough to sustain the conviction. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's challenge was therefore rejected, confirming the lower court's ruling.