AYYAPAN vs STATE OF KERALA — Crl.A. No. 351/2000

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010093111999

Filing Date

30-Jun-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 351/2000

Diary Number

9311/1999

Order Date

06-Aug-2002

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.AYYAPAN

    Adv. SUSHMA MANCHANDA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KERALA

    Adv. RAMESH BABU M. R.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Aug-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 13-Feb-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 30-Jun-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 351/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: Crl.A. No. 351 / 2000 (Ayyapan v. State of Kerala) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed Ayyapan's criminal appeal on August 6, 2002. The Court upheld his conviction under Section 302 IPC (murder) and life imprisonment sentence, affirming the Trial Court's judgment which was also confirmed by the High Court based on eyewitness testimony (P.W.1 and P.W.2). Reasoning: The Court found no vital contradictions in eyewitness accounts, rejected arguments about minor positional inconsistencies, and declined to downgrade the conviction to Section 304 Part II IPC. It noted the injury was deep and resulted in instantaneous death, which medical evidence supported. No further steps were indicated; the case concluded with the signed order placed on file. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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