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.