SOMANATHAN NAIR vs STATE OF KERALA — Crl.A. No. 618/2003

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 618 of 2003 On 24 February 2004, the Supreme Court dismissed Somanathan Nair's criminal appeal against his conviction under Section 302, IPC. Nair was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment plus a fine of Rs. 25,000 (with one year additional imprisonment in default), while six co-accused were acquitted. Both the High Court's dismissal of Nair's conviction appeal and the State's acquittal appeal were upheld, with the Court finding no grounds to interfere with the lower courts' judgments based on the evidence discussed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.