Supreme Court of India · 2013-01-04
MOOKKIAH vs STATE TR.INSP. OF POLICE, TAMIL NADU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/24895
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MOOKKIAH
- Respondent
- STATE TR.INSP. OF POLICE, TAMIL NADU
- Author
- P.Sathasivam
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI P. SATHASIVAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Ramaiah, reversing the acquittal by the trial court. The Court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, established the common intention of the appellants to kill the deceased. The High Court's decision to convict was affirmed, emphasizing the sufficiency of the evidence against the accused.