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Supreme Court of India · 2008-10-01

State, By Inspector, Tamil Nadu vs Sait @ Krishnakumar

Citation / case number
AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 284
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State, By Inspector, Tamil Nadu
Respondent
Sait @ Krishnakumar
Author
Arijit Pasayat
Bench
Mukundakam Sharma, Arijit Pasayat

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court's acquittal of the respondent in a murder case under Section 302 IPC, finding the evidence of key witnesses (PWs 1 to 3 and PW-8) to be unreliable. The High Court determined that PWs 1 and 2 had seen the accused's photographs in the newspaper prior to the identification parade, undermining their credibility. The Court concluded that the High Court's analysis of the evidence was reasonable and did not warrant interference, thus dismissing the appeal.

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