AROKIA THOMAS vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Crl.A. No. 819 - 820/2005

Summary: Crl.A. No. 819-820/2005 - Arokia Thomas v. State of Tamil Nadu The Supreme Court allowed the appeals and acquitted both appellant Arokia Thomas and co-accused Dhanasekaran of all charges, setting aside their convictions and sentences. The Court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, primarily because the two key eyewitnesses provided inconsistent and improbable accounts of how they identified the accused in darkness—one claiming motorcycle light identification (disclosed only at trial after 2.5 years) and the other claiming torch light identification from 400 feet away. Both accused were directed to be released immediately unless required in other cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.