STATE OF KARNATAKA vs IRAPPA — Crl.A. No. 556/1998

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010013071998

Filing Date

19-Jan-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 556/1998

Diary Number

1307/1998

Order Date

31-Mar-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.IRAPPA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 31-Mar-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 19-Jan-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 556/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Crl.A. No. 556/1998 (State of Karnataka v. Irappa) The Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal against the High Court's acquittal of Irappa, who was initially convicted under Section 302 IPC for causing the death of Mahadevi in 1993. The Court agreed with the High Court's finding that the conviction was unsafe, citing serious discrepancies in the testimony of the two child witnesses (aged 8 and 11 at incident), inconsistent accounts of how the victim fell into the well, unnatural conduct by the witnesses, and medical evidence that contradicted the prosecution's timeline regarding body recovery. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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