Karupaiya Loganadhan v. Hon. Attorney General – H.C. 74/10-2015

In the case between Hon. Attorney General (Complainant/Respondent) and Karupaiya Yoganathan (Accused/Appellant), the court considered whether the appellant’s conviction for murder was proper, given claims of intoxication and lack of intent. The findings established that there was insufficient evidence to support the appellant’s claim of intoxication or provocation that might displace criminal liability for murder. It was determined that neither exculpatory nor mitigatory exceptions under section 294 of the Penal Code applied, as the sole evidence of intoxication was the appellant’s own uncorroborated statement and was contradicted by witness testimony. The court ruled that the circumstances indicated a dispute over money as the motive, and affirmed both the conviction for murder and the im