Supreme Court of India · 2019-09-17
KARUPPANNA GOUNDER vs THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/16053
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KARUPPANNA GOUNDER
- Respondent
- THE STATE REP. BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Karuppanna Gounder, affirming the High Court's conviction under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Chinnappa Gounder. The court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, established the appellant's involvement in the violent altercation that led to the death of the deceased. The appeal was abated for the second appellant due to his death during the proceedings.