STATE OF KARNATAKA vs RAMANJANAPPA — Crl.A. No. 794 - 796/1996
Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.
CNR: SCIN010048561995
Filing Date
25-May-1995
Registration No
Crl.A. No. 794 - 796/1996
Diary Number
4856/1995
Order Date
11-Sep-2001
Document Type
ROP - of Main Case
Disposal Type
Dismissed
Last updated 01-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.STATE OF KARNATAKA
Respondent(s)
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1.RAMANJANAPPA
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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11-Sep-2001
ROP - of Main CaseView PDF
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25-May-1995
Case filed
Registration No. Crl.A. No. 794 - 796/1996
Summary: State of Karnataka v. Ramanjanappa (Crl.A. 794-796/1996) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Karnataka's appeals challenging the High Court's acquittal of 32 accused persons for murder under Section 302/149 IPC in connection with deaths of Chennappa and Honna Nanjaiah (February 16, 1987). The Court upheld the High Court's finding that prosecution eyewitness evidence was partisan, unnatural, and unreliable, and affirmed convictions of only five accused (A-1, A-2, A-20, A-30, A-33) for rioting and grievous hurt under Sections 147/148/326 IPC with sentences of 6 months to 7 years RI. The State's and appellants A-20 and A-33's appeals were dismissed as sound. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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