MALLAPPA SIDDAPPA ALAKANUR vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for the murder of Malakari Sidda, rejecting their acquittal by the Sessions Court. The Court emphasized that the presence of the appellants at the crime scene and the testimony of the key witness, despite his young age, established their involvement in the unlawful assembly and the murder. The Court found that the evidence, including the post-mortem report indicating multiple wounds, corroborated the prosecution's case, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.