Supreme Court of India · 2008-10-13
ARUMUGAM vs STATE REP.BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE,T.NADU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/7445
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARUMUGAM
- Respondent
- STATE REP.BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE,T.NADU
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT,MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Vairamuthu, establishing that the use of deadly weapons and the coordinated attack by the accused demonstrated a clear intention to kill. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, corroborated the prosecution's case. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's judgment and the sentence imposed on the appellants.