Pattarvayal Kanakan vs State Of Kerala

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 143, 147, 148, and 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC for the murder of Purushothaman. The Court found that the evidence of eye-witnesses PW-1 and PW-2 was credible and corroborated the appellant's involvement, as he was specifically implicated in the FIR and the injuries matched the evidence presented. The High Court's confirmation of the conviction and life sentence was affirmed, with no merit found in the appellant's arguments against the evidence.