Shorapur PS vs Devappa Advocate - Sharanagouda S Patil — 5166/2025

Case Summary: SC No. 5166/2025 In this murder case before the II Additional District and Sessions Court, Yadgiri (Shorapur), witness PW-1 (Saiyyad Sajid) testified on 22.08.2025 regarding discovery of a dead body at a petrol pump 5.5 years prior. The Special Public Prosecutor declared the witness hostile after he denied identifying the deceased, the accused's confession, or prior police statements contradicting his examination-in-chief. Cross-examination by the accused's counsel was deferred due to counsel's absence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.