Kerala Court January 1954 Judgments

Narayana Pillai Balakrishna Pillai Vs. State

Court: Kerala

Reported in: 1954CriLJ895

Koshi, C.J.1. Narayana Pillai Balakrishna Pillai of Kochu Veedu (Thenguvila), Mushanodi Muri, Thodiyoor Pakuthy, Karunagappally Taluk, has been convicted by the learned Sessions Judge of Qullon of two offences of murder and sentenced to death. The condemned prisoner, who will hereinafter be referred to as the accused, has preferred Criminal Appeal No. 110 challenging the conviction and the sentence. Referred Trial No. 9 is the proceeding arising from the submission by the learned Judge of the records of the case under Section 374, Criminal P. C., for confirmation of the sentence of death.2. The case of the prosecution is that at about 4-30 p.m. on 30-3-1952 the accused caused the death of his wife Devaki Amma and her 55 days' old child by cutting them with a chopper and otherwise inflicting injuries on them, with the chopper and by kicking etc. The facts of the case, the stages the case passed through before the trial commenced and the plea raised by the accused at the trial are all cl...