Supreme Court of India · 2018-03-12
SUDHAKAR @ SUDHARASAN vs STATE REP. BY TEH INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/31505
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SUDHAKAR @ SUDHARASAN
- Respondent
- STATE REP. BY TEH INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his grandmother, Mariyayee, emphasizing that the prosecution established a clear motive and direct evidence of the crime. The Court noted that the appellant was found strangulating the deceased, and the medical evidence confirmed death due to compression of the neck. The judgment of the Madras High Court was affirmed, dismissing the appeal against the conviction.