Supreme Court of India

Anand Jakkappa Pujari @ Gaddadar v. The State of Karnataka

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Bench J.B. Pardiwala and K. V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 27 April 2026

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it will be too much for us to affirm the conviction of the appellants for a serious offence like murder solely relying on the circumstance of last seen together.

Judgment, page 60

From the headnote

VI. ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 23 . Last seen together with the deceased ................................................. 32 . Discovery at the instance of the accused-appellants ........................... 37 VII. CONCLUSION ....................................................................... 60 Page 2 of 60 1. Leave granted in SLP (Crl.) No. 15426 of 2025. 2. Since the issues raised in both the captioned appeals are the same, the appellants are co-convicts and the challenge is also to the self -same judgment and order passed by

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