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

Case under Indian Penal Code1 Section 302. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 09th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: KAHC020073872025

Filing Number

CRL.A/100246/2025

Filing Date

01-Apr-2025

Registration No

CRL.A/100233/2025

Registration Date

15-Apr-2025

Judge

H.p.sandesh , B. Muralidhara Pai

Coram

H.p.sandesh , B. Muralidhara Pai

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CRL.A ( 110 )

Sub-Category

C-Convicted ( 5 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

09-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 11-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code1 Section 302

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAVI S/O. KANAKAPPA PATROT

    Adv. KANDAGAL SHEKHARAPPA PUNDALEEKAPPA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

    H.p.sandesh,b. Muralidhara PaiView PDF

    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.

  3. 15-Dec-2025

    Final Hearing

    R.devdas , B. Muralidhara Pai

  4. 11-Nov-2025

    Final Hearing

    R.devdas , B. Muralidhara Pai

  5. 28-Oct-2025

    Final Hearing

    R.devdas , B. Muralidhara Pai

  6. 17-Sep-2025

    Final Hearing

    S.R. Krishna Kumar , C.M. Poonacha

  7. 03-Sep-2025

    Hearing - Interlocutory Appln

    S.R. Krishna Kumar , C.M. Poonacha

  8. 25-Apr-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  9. 01-Apr-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRL.A/100233/2025

casestatus.in Summary

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.

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