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The appellants, Accused Nos. 1 and 2, challenged the judgment of conviction and sentence passed by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ramanagara, sitting at Kanakapura, in S.C. No. 5017/2013. Both accused were convicted for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life with fine for the murder offence, and rigorous imprisonment for seven years with fine for causing disappearance of evidence, sentences to run concurrently.
The prosecution case arose from the murder of Smt. Doddadevamma on 28 January 2013, allegedly committed by the appellants at the silkworm cocoon house of Accused No. 1. The motive alleged was a hand loan of Rs. 25,000/- taken by Accused No. 1 from the deceased, which the deceased had been demanding back. The deceased was lured to the house of Accused No. 1 on the pretext of repayment and did not return, leading to the lodging of a complaint the following day after her body was discovered.
The appeals were heard by a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court upon examination of the evidence of nineteen prosecution witnesses, twenty-four documentary exhibits, and eight material objects. The Court examined whether the trial court's appreciation of evidence and the consequent conviction and sentence warranted interference in the appellate jurisdiction.
Catchwords:
murder
causing disappearance of evidence
common intention
circumstantial evidence
hand loan
motive
silkworm business
conviction
rigorous imprisonment for life
criminal appeal
Section 374 CrPC
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