Manoj & Anr vs State Of Karnataka

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Sadashiv, affirming the life sentence imposed by the trial court. The Court found that the prosecution had established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, despite some witnesses turning hostile. The conviction under Section 506 IPC was set aside by the High Court, which the Supreme Court did not contest, leading to the final outcome of maintaining the murder conviction and sentence.