STATE OF KARNATAKA vs K. GOPALAKRISHNA — Crl.A. No. 1204/1999

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010068331999

Filing Date

22-Apr-1999

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1204/1999

Diary Number

6833/1999

Order Date

18-Jan-2005

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.K. GOPALAKRISHNA

    Adv. E. C. VIDYA SAGAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Jan-2005

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 12-Jan-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 22-Apr-1999

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1204/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal and reversed the High Court's acquittal, finding K. Gopalakrishna guilty of murdering his wife Veena by strangulation and burning her body along with their infant child. The Court held that the High Court's rejection of witness testimony regarding the respondent's financial demands and ill-treatment was unreasonable, and its misreading of post-mortem evidence (particularly the hyoid bone fracture and absence of carbon particles in airways, indicating death before burning) was erroneous. The Court restored the trial court's conviction and life sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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