Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-17
State Of Karnataka vs David Razario And Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3272
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Karnataka
- Respondent
- David Razario And Anr
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal by the State of Karnataka against the acquittal of respondents accused of the robbery and murder of an elderly woman. The prosecution relied on circumstantial evidence and the testimony of witnesses to establish the guilt of the accused. The Supreme Court examined whether the chain of circumstantial evidence was complete enough to sustain a conviction beyond reasonable doubt.