Thammaraya vs State Of Karnataka - 2025 Supreme(SC) 229

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2025 Supreme(SC) 229

VIKRAM NATH, SANJAY KAROL, SANDEEP MEHTA
Thammaraya – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Rajesh Mahale, Sr. Adv. Mr. Parikshith Maliye, Adv. Mr. Anirudh Gupta, Adv. Ms. Anuradha Bhat, Adv. Mr. Harisha S.r., AOR
For the Respondent(s): Mr. D. L. Chidananda, AOR

JUDGMENT :

Mehta, J.

1. This appeal takes exception to the common judgment dated 3rd August, 2010 rendered by the Division Bench of High Court of Karnataka(Circuit Bench, Gulbarga)¹[Hereinafter, referred to as the ‘High Court’.] in Criminal Appeal No. 964 of 2006 filed by Manoj @ Manohar²[Hereinafter, referred to as ‘Manoj(A-1)’(since deceased).] and Criminal Appeal No. 1157 of 2006 filed by the appellants, Thammaraya³[Hereinafter, referred to as ‘Thammaraya(A-2)’.] and Basappa @ Basavaraj.⁴[Hereinafter, referred to as ‘Basappa(A-3)’.]

2. The three accused persons, namely, Manoj(A-1), Thammaraya(A-2) and Basappa @ Basavaraj(A-3) were tried by the learned Fast Track Court-1, Bijapur⁵[ Hereinafter being referred to as the ‘trial Court’] in Sessions Case No. 22 of 2002 for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.⁶[Hereinafter being referred to as the ‘IPC’] They were convicted and sentenced in the following terms: -

Manoj(A-1) (since deceased)

i. Under Section 302 IPC r/w Section 34 IPC: Life imprisonment with fine