STATE OF KARNATAKA vs RANGASWAMY — Crl.A. No. 871/1998

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010043351998

Filing Date

16-Mar-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 871/1998

Diary Number

4335/1998

Order Date

13-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RANGASWAMY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 10-Mar-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 16-Mar-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 871/1998

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Crl.A. No. 871/1998 (State of Karnataka v. Rangaswamy) The Supreme Court dismissed Karnataka's appeal on 13 April 2004. Rangaswamy was initially convicted by the trial court under IPC Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (obstruction of justice), but the High Court of Karnataka acquitted him on appeal. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, finding the trial court's conviction based on circumstantial evidence was flawed because the chain of circumstances was incomplete, and the High Court's acquittal was reasonable and non-perverse. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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