SOMASUNDARAM @ SOMU vs THE STATE REP. BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for murder, affirming the High Court's decision which confirmed the Trial Court's findings. The Court emphasized the admissibility of confessional statements under Section 27 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, which led to recoveries linked to the crime. The judgment clarified that the prosecution successfully established the conspiracy and motive behind the abduction and murder of the deceased, an ex-M.L.A., thus maintaining the sentence imposed by the lower courts.