Vinu @ Kannan v. State of Kerala
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala dismissed the criminal appeal maintaining the conviction of the appellant for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The court upheld the sole eyewitness testimony despite discrepancies, validated physical evidence recovery under Section 27, and found abscondence relevant.
What did the court decide?
Appeal dismissed; conviction under Section 304 IPC and sentence of rigorous imprisonment for eight years upheld.