KANTHAN . vs STATE REP.BY INS. OF POLICE, T.N. . — Crl.A. No. 1921 - 1922/2008

Summary of Kanthan v. State (Crl.A. No. 001921-1922/2008) The Supreme Court partly allowed the appellants' appeal on February 15, 2011. Appellants Kanthan and Raman were convicted of murder (Section 302 IPC) along with two others for killing Kumarandi on January 20, 2002. The Court found the appellants only inflicted injuries to the victim's hand that did not cause death, lacked common murderous intention, and downgraded their conviction to culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 Part II IPC). Their life sentences were set aside; they were instead sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment, with credit for 4+ years already served in custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.