STATE OF KERALA vs SATHYAN — Crl.A. No. 1309/1998

Case under Section II-D. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010169331998

Filing Date

26-Oct-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1309/1998

Diary Number

16933/1998

Order Date

13-Apr-2004

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 09-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-D

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF KERALA

    Adv. RAMESH BABU M. R.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SATHYAN

    Adv. RAJIV TALWAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Apr-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 26-Oct-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1309/1998

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Case Summary: State of Kerala v. Sathyan (Crl.A. No. 1309/1998) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Kerala's appeal on April 13, 2004. The respondent Sathyan had been convicted by the trial court under Section 302 IPC (murder) and sentenced to life imprisonment, plus convicted under Section 449 IPC, but the High Court of Kerala acquitted him. The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal, finding the High Court's reasoning sound and noting that the prosecution's case relied solely on circumstantial evidence that was not proven credibly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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