Supreme Court of India

Munigadppa Meenaiah v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [2008] 11 S.C.R. 172
Decided 23 July 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - I/legitimate re/a- c tion between parties - Accused suspecting chastity of victim, hatched a plan and murc!ered her by hitting her with pestle - Sons of victim as also shop keeper saw victim and accused together in night of occurrence, thereafter, dead body found in front of the house of accused - Murder weapon recovered at the instance of accused - Conviction u/s. 302 and sentence of life imprisonment by courts below - Justification· of- Held: Justified -- Circumstances make complete chain of evidence - Evidence of witness being close relative and

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