RAVI S/O. KANAKAPPA PATROT vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA — CRL.A/100233/2025

Summary The High Court of Karnataka dismissed the appellant's criminal appeal challenging his life sentence conviction for murder under IPC Section 302. The court upheld the trial judge's reliance on circumstantial evidence including: credible "last seen" witness testimony placing the accused with the deceased on the night of the crime, blood-stained clothing of the accused matching the victim's blood group AB, and the accused's failure to provide explanations for incriminating circumstances. The court found the chain of circumstantial evidence complete and sufficient for conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.