Supreme Court of India · 2008-11-19
Moorthy vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2011 SC (CRIMINAL) 1916
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Moorthy
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Author
- Dalveer Bhandari
- Bench
- Harjit Singh Bedi, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 304 Part I IPC, affirming that the evidence presented established the intent to kill, as the accused attacked the deceased with knives in a premeditated manner. The Court emphasized that the act was committed in a brutal and violent manner, demonstrating a clear intention to cause death. The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence of seven years' imprisonment was upheld, reinforcing the principle that such violent acts warrant stringent punishment under the law.