SHANKARGOUDA KUBERGOUDA DYAVANAGOUDARA vs STATE OF KARNATKA — Crl.A. No. 222/2004

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Shankargouda Kubergouda Dyavanagoudara's appeal on 28 April 2011, upholding the High Court's conviction for murder (Section 302 IPC) and dowry harassment (Section 498A IPC). The Court found the prosecution's evidence—including testimony from the deceased's father and brother, post-mortem findings showing three neck injuries—sufficiently established guilt. The appellant was directed to surrender within four weeks to serve his life sentence, failing which the Trial Court must take appropriate steps for enforcement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.