HARISHA @ HANUMANTHARAJU vs STATE OF KARNATAKA — Crl.A. No. 1171/2005

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 001171/2005 The Supreme Court dismissed Harisha's criminal appeal challenging his conviction under Section 307 IPC for attempting to murder victim Nagarathnamma by throttling her with a nylon rope on May 10, 1995. The Court upheld the conviction and the High Court's reduced sentence of two years rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 1,000 fine, rejecting arguments about FIR delay and lack of motive as the victim's testimony and medical evidence (ligature marks on neck) conclusively established guilt. The appellant's bail was cancelled and he was directed to surrender to serve the remaining sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.