Supreme Court of India

Mavila Thamban Nambiar v. State of Kerala

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How to cite
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and S.P. Kurdukar JJ.
Decided 9 January 1997

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the offence of the appellant would more appropriately fall under Section 304 part II of the Indian Penal Code.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: J U M N T S.P. KURDUKAR. J. This criminal appeal is file by the appellant accused impinging the judgment and order of the High Court of Kerala dated January 19, 1993, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life for committing the murder of Madhavan. The trial court at the conclusion of the trial found the appellant not guilty and acquitted him. The State of Kerala filed the appeal to the High Court and the said criminal appeal was allowed by the High Court vide its impugned judgment.…

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