Supreme Court of India · 2013-07-17
Nagappan vs State Inspector Of Police, T.N
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SUPREME COURT 3298
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nagappan
- Respondent
- State Inspector Of Police, T.N
- Author
- P.Sathasivam
- Bench
- P. Sathasivam, J. Chelameswar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Pasupathy, affirming the findings of the lower courts. The Court ruled that the testimonies of eye-witnesses, despite being related to the victim, were credible and corroborated by the circumstances of the case. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life sentence and fine imposed by the trial court.