Supreme Court of India

Thammaraya and Another v. The State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 948
Bench Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 22 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the conviction of the accused Thammaraya(A-2) and accused Basappa(A-3) recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court is unsustainable in the eyes of law.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the conviction of the appellants-accused under Sections 201 and 302 read with Section 34, Penal Code, 1860 is sustainable. Headnotes† Evidence – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Prosecution relied solely on recoveries of articles allegedly looted from the deceased – Conviction u/s.201, s.302 r/w s.34, IPC – Sustainability: Held: Unsustainable – Impugned judgments quashed, set aside – Neither the disclosure statements of the accused persons were proved as per law nor the prosecution was able to establish the factum of recoveries of articles purported to

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