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2025 Supreme(SC) 1048

M. M. SUNDRESH
Kum. Shubha @ Shubhashankar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. R Nedumaran, Sr. Adv. Mr. Y Arunagiri, Adv. Mr. Shreyas Kaushal, Adv. Mr. M Sathishkumar, Adv. Mr. P. Soma Sundaram, AOR Mr. T. V. Ratnam, AOR Mr. Siddhartha Dave, Sr. Adv. Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, AOR Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, Adv. Mr. Shreeyash Lalit, Adv. Ms. Sonia Dube, Adv. Mr. Lavam Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Himanshu Vats, Adv. Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jayant K. Sud, Sr. Adv. Mr. S. K. Kulkarni, Adv. Mr. M. Gireesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, AOR Ms. Uditha Chakravarthy, Adv. Mr. Debdeep Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Kartik Jasra, Adv. Mr. Prannit Stefano, Adv. Mr. Shayal Anand, Adv.
For the Respondent(s): Mr. Tomy Sebastian, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Sr. Adv. Mr. S.j. Amith, Adv. Mr. Punith B, Adv. Mr. Alwyn Sebastian, Adv. Dr. Mrs. Vipin Gupta, AOR Ms. Aishwarya Kumar, Adv. Mr. Muhammed Ali Khan, A.A.G. Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv. Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv. Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv. Mr. Arjun Sharma, Adv. Ms. Jayanti Singh, Adv. Ms. Gurbani Bhatia, Adv.

Table of Content
1. motive and societal pressures can lead to criminal conspiracies. (Para 1 , 2)
2. the court addresses underlying social issues influencing crime. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
3. arguments regarding witnesses' credibility and evidence reliability are crucial. (Para 34 , 41 , 43 , 46)
4. circumstantial evidence and motive substantiated through indirect communication. (Para 49 , 66)
5. the verdict emphasizes accountability in light of societal constraints. (Para 95 , 101 , 102 , 104)

JUDGMENT :

1. The voice of a young ambitious girl, muffled by a forced family decision, created the fiercest of turmoil in her mind. This, backed by an unholy alliance of a mental rebellion and wild romanticism, led to the tragic murder of an innocent young man, while simultaneously destroying the lives of three others.

3. We have heard learned Senior Counsel Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Mr. S. Nagamuthu, Mr. Siddhartha Dave, and Mr. R. Nedumaran appearing for the appellants, and learned Additional Advocate General (AAG) Mr. Muhammed Ali Khan and learned Senior Counsel Mr. Tomy Sebastian appearing for the respondents, at considerable length. In the process, all the documents placed on record along with the writte

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