IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR, K. V. ARAVIND, JJ
Kantharaju @ Raju – Appellant
Versus
The State by Nelamangala Rural Police – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. court's observations on evidence and legality (Para 3 , 7 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. arguments made by the defense and prosecution (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 4. ratio decidendi regarding intention and provocation (Para 9) |
| 5. final judgment and orders (Para 12) |
ORAL JUDGMENT
The accused in Spl. C. No. 149/2013 on the file of II Additional Sessions and Special Judge, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru, has preferred this appeal questioning the correctness of the judgment dated 6.10.2020 convicting him for the offences under Sections 3 02 , 497, 201 and 506 of IPC, and an offence punishable under Section 3 (2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act [‘SC/ST (POA) Act’ for short]. The sentence imposed on him is for life for the offences under Section 3 02 of IPC and Section 3 (2)(v) of the SC/ST (POA) Act and term sentences for three years imprisonment for the offence under Section 497 , two years for the offence under Section 201 of IPC and one year for the offence under Section 506 of IPC.
3. Upon appreciation of evidence the trial court has recorded reasons that the accused picked up quarrel with the d
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