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John Pandian v. State Rep. by Inspector of Police, T. Nadu

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Reported as [2010] 15 S.C.R. 1012
Bench V.S. Sirpurkar and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 3 December 2010

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Before parting, we must appreciate the efforts by the State counsel Shri Ramamoorthy as also the defence counsel who have painstakingly taken us through the voluminous record of this case and helped us in appreciating the evidence.

Judgment, page 71

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Penal Code, 1860: c s. 302 rlw s. 34, s. 302 rlw s. 109, ss. 34 and 120-8 - Hom.icidal death - /legations of criminal conspiracy - Prosecution case that -1, owing to his failure in marrying a girl he loved, hatched a conspiracy to ki/J her husband, for which -9, 10 and -11 were hired as assassins - -10 and -11 0 allegedly waylaid the deceased pursuant to which -9 severely assaulted him with a sharp edged weapon - Eleven accused - Two accused, -3 and -8, acquitted- Conviction of the other accused - Challenge to - Meanwhile, -1 committed suicide - Held:' Conviction of -9, 10 and 11 affirmed in

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