M. Vetrivel, M. Govindaraj, P. Kandasamy v. The Hon. Attorney General – CA CASE NO. 34/2011-2011

In the case between M. Vetrivel, M. Govindaraj, P. Kandasamy (Accused-Appellants) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the accused-appellants could be held guilty of murder under section 296 read with section 32 of the Penal Code, with specific focus on the causation between the inflicted injuries and the subsequent death of Kandaiya Navaratnam, which occurred 17 days after the attack. It was held that the injuries caused by the appellants were sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death and that the requisite intent for a murder conviction was present, reaffirming the principle that causation for murder is established if the injuries inflicted are inherently fatal and directly result in death, regardless of the time elapsed. T