Supreme Court of India

Murugan v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2008] 10 S.C.R. 78
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 7 July 2008

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, there is nothing to doubt the recovery of the apparels of the accused made by the investigating officer.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376(1) rlw s. 511 ands. 302 - Rape and murder - Conviction under - Husband found ac- c cused lying over his wife and strangulating her resulting in her death - Conviction uls. 376(1) rlw s. 511 ands. 302 by courts below - Justification of- Held: Justified - Courts below analysed the evidence in detail and rightly concluded with re- gard to involvement of the accused. ,,.._ According to the prosecution case, PW-1 was en- gaged in business and had employed accused as an as- sistant. The business was carried out in the ground floor and accused was also residing therein

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