K.V. Thippeswamy (D) By Lrs vs State Of Karnataka

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal in Crl.A. No. 50 of 2005, affirming the lower courts' findings that the prosecution's case was substantiated despite the complainant's absence due to hospitalization. The Court noted that the defense did not challenge the Public Prosecutor's statement regarding the complainant's inability to testify, and the evidence, including the positive phenolphthalein test, supported the conviction. The ruling underscores the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence in the absence of the complainant's testimony.