Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-19
Felix Ambrose D' Souza vs State Of Karnataka
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 262
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Felix Ambrose D' Souza
- Respondent
- State Of Karnataka
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged a High Court judgment that reversed a trial court's acquittal and convicted him under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his brother. The case involves a dispute over agricultural land and household management among family members. The Supreme Court examined the evidence surrounding a fatal assault with a kathi resulting from long-standing family grievances.