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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, KALABURAGI BENCH
H.P.SANDESH, T.M.NADAF
Siddappa, S/o. Ramappa Anjutagi – Appellant
Versus
State Through, Babaleshwar Police Station, Rept. by SPP, High Court Of Karnataka – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. description of the murder incident and the prosecution's case. (Para 2 , 4) |
| 2. arguments presented by both parties regarding evidentiary support. (Para 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. judicial observations on the credibility of evidence and witnesses. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 16) |
| 4. affirmation of the need for the prosecution to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. (Para 24) |
| 5. final judgment ordering acquittal of the accused. (Para 25) |
JUDGMENT :
H.P. SANDESH, J.
Heard learned counsel for appellant and learned Addl. SPP for the State.
2. The factual matrix of the case of prosecution before the Trial Court is that the father of the complainant was murdered by his son-in-law, since the accused was ill-treating the daughter of the deceased, both physically and mentally. The daughter of the deceased had come back from her matrimonial home and was staying with her parents at Sarawad village. It is also the case of the prosecution that eight days prior to the incident, Beerappa (the deceased) had been approached by the accused, who had come to Sarawad and was insisting the deceased to send his daughter (wife of the accused) back to him. The deceased did not agree for the same. Henc
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