LAWS(SC)-2007-8-92

KITTUSAMY Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Decided On August 13, 2007
KITTUSAMY Appellant
V/S
STATE OF TAMIL NADU Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court dismissing the appeal filed by the appellant. The said appeal was filed by the appellant and two others. The accused-appellants are Kittusamy, Channappan, and Palanisamy (for the sake of convenience the accused persons are described as "A1, A2 and A3"). Each of them was convicted for offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short the "IPC").

(3.) The prosecution version in a nutshell is as follows: