Anandappan Vishawanadan alias Alli et al. vs. Attorney General – SC APPEAL 15/2018-2018

In the case between the Accused-Appellants, including multiple defendants charged with the murder of Madavan Sadanandan, and the Honourable Attorney General, the court addressed whether the lower courts erred in evaluating the totality of evidence, particularly regarding the trustworthiness of a belated witness’s statement and the legal standard for the defence of alibi. The holding determined that the conviction for murder could not be sustained due to evidentiary and legal misdirections. The court reaffirmed the principle that the prosecution bears the burden of proof on all elements, including refuting an alibi, and emphasized proper judicial directions concerning belated testimony. This decision relied on established legal standards and relevant precedents regarding belated evidence an