Supreme Court of India Navas @ Mulanavas vs State of Kerala

Facts: 1. The macabre incident occurred on the night of 3rd November 2005. The accused entered the victim’s house by creating a hole in the wall, armed with knives and an iron rod. He caused the death of Ramachandran (aged 45 years) and Chitra (aged 11 years) with the iron rod in the upper floor room in the north of the house, serious injuries to Karthiayani Amma (aged 80 years) in the …