RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH & ANR versus STATE OF KARNATAKA

RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH & ANR versus STATE OF KARNATAKA

The High Court did not provide stronger and cogent reasons to overturn the Sessions Court's acquittal, and having regard to material contradictions in prosecution evidence, lack of corroboration and the settled scope of Section 378 Cr.P.C., the conviction of the appellants for the offence under Section 302 IPC could not be sustained and was set aside.

Parties
Appellant: RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH & ANR.; Respondent: State of Karnataka
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
10 August 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal No.1697 of 2011 / Appeal to the Supreme Court From the Judgment and Order Dated 21.07.2008 of the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Murder, Appeal Against Acquittal, Unlawful Assembly, Scope of Section 378 Cr.p.c., Witness Credibility
Criminal Law Indian Penal Code Criminal Procedure Code (cr.p.c.) Evidence Murder Appeal Against Acquittal Unlawful Assembly Scope of Section 378 Cr.p.c. +1 more

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Parties

RAMABORA @ RAMABORAIAH & ANR.

Appellant

State of Karnataka

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal No.1697 of 2011 / Appeal to the Supreme Court From the Judgment and Order Dated 21.07.2008 of the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the High Court properly set aside the trial court's acquittal of the appellants under Section 302 IPC
  2. 2 Whether conviction of only two accused out of 22 can be sustained when offences of unlawful assembly, trespass and rioting were not proved against any accused
  3. 3 Whether the High Court applied the scope of Section 378 Cr.P.C. correctly in reversing an acquittal

Ratio Decidendi

The High Court did not provide stronger and cogent reasons to overturn the Sessions Court's acquittal, and having regard to material contradictions in prosecution evidence, lack of corroboration and the settled scope of Section 378 Cr.P.C., the conviction of the appellants for the offence under Section 302 IPC could not be sustained and was set aside.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • Impugned judgment of the High Court insofar as it relates to the conviction of the appellants set aside
  • Appellants shall be released forthwith unless they are suffering incarceration in connection with any other case