Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-25
Nagappa Y. Padagi And Ors. vs State Of Karnataka
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 782
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nagappa Y. Padagi And Ors.
- Respondent
- State Of Karnataka
- Author
- Shivaraj V. Patil
- Bench
- Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged a High Court judgment that reversed a trial court's acquittal, convicting them under Sections 302/34, 307/34, and 436/34 of the IPC. The case involves a dispute stemming from the deceased's relationship with the wife of one of the accused. The Supreme Court examined the validity of the High Court's reversal of the acquittal and the sufficiency of the evidence presented by the prosecution.