Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-31
HANUMANTAPPA BHIMAPPA DALAVAI vs STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/3889
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HANUMANTAPPA BHIMAPPA DALAVAI
- Respondent
- STATE OF KARNATAKA
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 326 IPC for causing grievous hurt. The Court established that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, sufficiently proved the involvement of the accused in the violent incident leading to the deaths of Mahadev and Basappa. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision and the sentences imposed on the appellants.