Supreme Court of India · 2013-07-02
BABU @ BALASUBRAMANIAM vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2007/2205
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BABU @ BALASUBRAMANIAM
- Respondent
- STATE OF TAMIL NADU
- Author
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI
- Bench
- RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI A.K. PATNAIK
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 498A and Section 304 Part I IPC, affirming the findings of the lower courts regarding the demand for dowry and the subsequent murder of the deceased. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, established the culpability of both A1-Babu and A2-Pappathi in the commission of the offences. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the sentences imposed by the Madras High Court.