SADAYAPPAN @ GANESAN vs STATE REPRESENTED BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, affirming the findings of the Trial Court that the circumstantial evidence established the common intention of the accused to commit murder. The Court noted that the prosecution proved the motive stemming from prior animosity over a land dispute, and the use of an unauthorized firearm in the commission of the crime. The appeal was dismissed, and the sentence of life imprisonment along with a fine was confirmed.