Supreme Court of India

Ramesh A. Naika v. The Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka Etc.

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Bench Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 13 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Trial Court was correct in rejecting that as a mitigating circumstance.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Appellant-R, a bank manager, was convicted of murdering his two minor children, along with his sister-in-law and mother-in- law, in June 2010. His motive stemmed from disapproval of his sister-in-law’s relationship, which his wife and her family supported. On 16.06.2010, he allegedly killed his sister-in-law and mother-in- law at his house in Tumkur and disposed of their bodies in a sump tank.…

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