Supreme Court of India · 2012-09-20
PONNUSAMY vs STATE OF T.NADU REP.BY INSP.OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/2589
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PONNUSAMY
- Respondent
- STATE OF T.NADU REP.BY INSP.OF POLICE
- Author
- RANJAN GOGOI
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI P. SATHASIVAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302, 304 (Part II), and 307 of the Indian Penal Code, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court established that the evidence, including dying declarations and eyewitness accounts, sufficiently proved the appellant's involvement in the murder and attempted murder. The Court held that the trial court's findings were justified and the appeal was dismissed, maintaining the sentences imposed by the lower courts.