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september 2002

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.

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