Supreme Court of India
Govindasami v. State of Tamil Nadu
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 : S.302-Accused committing murder of his uncle and four other members of his family-Circumstantial evidence-Discarded by trail court-Accused acquitted-High Court reversed the-acquittal-Convicted the accused Found the circumstances leading to guilt of accused proved-Circumstances indicating absence of sudden provocation-Pre-meditated crime-Attack on victims while they were asleep-Nature and manner in which crime was committed found to be gruesome, heinous, atrocious and cold-blooded murder-Imposition of death sentence on accused by High Court-Upheld Record does not
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- 2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand
- 1999 Sri Mahendra Nath Das @ Sri Gobind Das v. State of Assam
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