PITCHAI vs STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE,VADAMADURAI — Crl.A. No. 488/1997

Case under Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010031031997

Filing Date

17-Feb-1997

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 488/1997

Diary Number

3103/1997

Order Date

20-Nov-2003

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PITCHAI

    Adv. RAKESH K. SHARMA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE,VADAMADURAI

    Adv. P. N. RAMALINGAM (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Nov-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 17-Feb-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 488/1997

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Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 488/1997 - PITCHAI v. STATE Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed Pitchai's appeal on November 20, 2003. The Court upheld the High Court's conviction under Section 304 Part II IPC (causing death by negligence) with a sentence of three and a half years rigorous imprisonment, rejecting claims of good faith mistake of fact. Key Direction: Police authorities must verify whether Pitchai has already served the remaining one-and-a-half years of sentence before taking him into custody. If unserved portions remain, he shall be taken into custody to complete the balance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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