NAGAPPA Y. PADAGI vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Crl.A. No. 31/1999

Case under Section II-E. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010179711998

Filing Date

09-Nov-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 31/1999

Diary Number

17971/1998

Order Date

25-Jul-2002

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-E

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NAGAPPA Y. PADAGI

    Adv. ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KARNATAKA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Jul-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 18-Jul-2002

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 17-Jul-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 09-Nov-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 31/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Nagappa Y. Padagi v. State of Karnataka (Crl.A. No. 31/1999) Outcome: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on July 25, 2002. The Court upheld the High Court's conviction of appellants Nagappa Y. Padagi, Basappa Shivappa Padagi, Ningappa Shivappa Padagi, Satteppa Yallappa Padagi, and Basappa Kallappa Tolagi for murder (IPC §302/34), attempted murder (§307/34), and arson (§436/34), with sentences of life imprisonment, five years rigorous imprisonment, and three years respectively (running concurrently). The Court found the Additional Sessions Judge's acquittal was wholly erroneous and based on wrong assumptions, while the High Court's reversal was justified by overwhelming eyewitness evidence regarding the deliberate burning of a house that killed 11 persons following a village dispute. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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