Supreme Court of India

Murugan v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2018] 5 S.C.R. 677
Bench R. K. Agrawal and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 2 May 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the findings are legally and factually sustainable in law.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364 and 302/34 –Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder – On facts, father not agreeing to proposal of main accused of marriage with his daughter – On the fateful day, main accused alongwith the appellant ( his cousin brother) invited the father for dinner to main accused’s ho use, had dinner together, and immediately thereafter, the fa ther died – Daughter had seen three of them sitting together and havi ng dinner – Confessional statement of main accused and on bas is thereof, recovery of weapons and clothes – Before trial could b egin death of main accused –

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