Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka v. Gangadharaiah

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Bench M.K. Mukherjee and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 27 August 1997

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, we are constrained to say that the High Court has reversed the findings of the trial Court without properly displacing the cogent reasons given by the latter and the High Court did not consider the vital points in the case.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: J U M N T Mukherjee, J. This appeal by the State of Karnataka is directed against the judgment and order dated August 25, 1987 rendered by the Karnataka High Court in Criminal Appeal No. 544 of 1986, whereby it set aside the conviction and sentence recorded against the respondent under Section 302 I.P. . by the First Additional City Session Judge, Bangalore for committing the murder of his wife, Gangaboramma @ Papachhi and acquitted him.

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