Supreme Court of India

S. Arul Raja v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Bench Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and C.K. Prasad JJ.
Decided 30 July 2010

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and s. 120-8 - Death caused allegedly in pursuance of criminal conspiracy - Various accused - Statement of one accused while in police custody - Circumstantial evidence - Acquittal by trial court - Conviction of accused-appellant by High Court- Challenge to - Held: On facts, the chain of events did not establish a clear motive for the appellant to commit the offence of murder - Prosecution failed to substantiate the allegation of conspiracy against the appellant - The statement of co-accused did not constitute a valid dying declaration or a confession or an evidence…

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Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to

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