Supreme Court Sets Aside Remand Order in Murder Case, Directs High Court to Decide Appeal on Merits — Child Witness Competency Erroneously Assessed by Trial Court. The Court held that the trial court's refusal to record evidence of child witnesses solely because they did not know the judge was manifestly erroneous, but remand after five years would cause prejudice; hence the High Court must decide the appeal on existing evidence.
10 May 2019The appellant, P Ramesh, was convicted by the Sessions Judge, Fast Track Mahila Court, Virudhunagar District at Srivilliputtur for the murder of his w...
