KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
MR. SREENIVAS HARISH KUMAR, MR. K. V. ARAVIND, JJ
SRI V. KARTHIK – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KARNATAKA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. overview of the prosecution's case and conviction (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. arguments presented by both parties (Para 3 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. witness testimonies and evidentiary challenges (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. evaluation of forensic evidence and its importance (Para 12 , 14 , 15) |
| 5. final court reasoning and result (Para 18 , 19 , 21) |
C.A.V. JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND)
The present appeal arises from the Judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 16.08.2018, passed by the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kodagu, Madikeri in S.C.No.56/2017, whereby the appellant-accused was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code , 1860(for the short 'the IPC') and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.15,000/-.
2. The prosecution alleges that the accused had longstanding enmity with the deceased, Gokul, the brother of PW.1. On 22.03.2017, at about 10:40 P.M., while the deceased was proceeding to his house on his motorcycle bearing No. KA-12-Q-4059, the accused, who was waiting near the house of Shri Kundiyolanda Muttappa within the limits of Madikeri Town, intercepted him, made him fall on the r
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