VELU @ VELMURUGAN vs STATE TR.INSP.OFPOLICE

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Appellant No. 1, Velu @ Velmurugan under Sections 302 and 324 IPC, sentencing him to life imprisonment and two years respectively, while the other appellants were convicted under Section 324 IPC with a two-year sentence. The Court found that the prosecution established the case of murder and assault based on eyewitness testimony and the dying declaration of the victim. The Court emphasized the importance of credible witness accounts in affirming the trial court's findings.