Supreme Court of India
Esakkimuthu v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police
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Issue for Consideration Whether the courts below erred in convicting the appellants and sentencing them to life imprisonment for the murder of the deceased relying upon the testimonies of PW-1 and PW-2, who were interested witnesses being the son and wife of the deceased respectively. Headnotes† Evidence – Related/Interested witnesses – Reliance upon – When not proper – Appellants, A1 and A2 were convicted u/s.302, IPC and u/s.302 r/w 34, IPC, respectively for the murder of the deceased relying upon the eye-witness accounts of PW-1 and PW-2 (son and wife of the deceased) – Interference with:
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