Subramani vs State of Karnataka - 2026 Supreme(SC) 271

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2026 Supreme(SC) 271

PANKAJ MITHAL, S. V. N. BHATTI
Subramani – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellants : Mr. Shekhar G Devasa, Sr. Adv. Mr. Manish Tiwari, Adv. Mrs. Thashmitha Muthanna, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kini, Adv. Mr. Shashi Bhushan Nagar, Adv. M/S. Devasa & Co., AOR
For the Respondents: Mr. Sanchit Garga, AOR Mr. Kunal Rana, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv. Ms. Diksha Arora, Adv. Ms. Aarohi Garg, Adv. Mr. Sankalp Mishra, Adv.

Table of Content
1. nature of the incident leading to prosecution. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. appeal process and initial court acquittal. (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
3. eyewitness testimony supports prosecution's case. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
4. medical evidence validating cause of death. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15)
5. credibility of dying declaration of the deceased. (Para 16 , 18 , 19)
6. recovery of evidence implicating the appellant. (Para 20 , 21)
7. rejection of trial court's acquittal reasoning. (Para 22 , 23)
8. final verdict and dismissal of appeal. (Para 24 , 25 , 26)

JUDGMENT :

PANKAJ MITHAL, J.

1. The appellant - Subramani and the deceased Chennamma were husband and wife. They were married for seventeen years before the date of the incident. They had two daughters and two sons. The eldest daughter was aged about sixteen years at the relevant time. They had lived a happy married life for about three years. Thereafter, their relations became strained, and it is alleged that the appellant started ill-treating the deceased and kept on raising demands for money, which the father of the deceased fulfilled most of the time. The appellant had even started treating her with cruelty.

2. On the night of 20.07.2000