STATE OF KARNATAKA vs LAZER — Crl.A. No. 657/1998

Summary of Crl.A. No. 657/1998 (State of Karnataka v. Lazer) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Karnataka's appeal against the Karnataka High Court's judgment upholding the acquittal of the respondent Lazer in a murder case involving victim Vijaya. The Court found that both the trial judge and High Court's concurrent findings of acquittal were reasonably supported by evidence and not vitiated by perversity or misreading; the prosecution's evidence was nebulous and did not inevitably prove guilt, leaving no grounds for interference under Article 136 of the Constitution. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.