Supreme Court of India

Tamilselvan v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2008] 11 S.C.R. 888
Bench Altamas Kabir J.
Decided 5 August 2008

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Criminal Trial: Murder/Culpable homicide - Accused sandalwood c smugglers allegedly shot down a forest guard and injured oth- ers - Trial Court found six accused persons guilty of commit- ting offence of murders punishable under S.302 /PC and sen- tenced them to life imprisonment - High Court acquitted all the accused except appellant - Correctness of - Held: No- body named as accused in FIR but later accused persons by name have been implicated - Material inconsistencies found between version given in FIR and deposition made before trial Court - Prosecution witnesses could not have

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