Partly allowed¶73
Raghavendra v. State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCCRL.A/1458/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka; criminal appeal; Section 306 IPC conviction confirmed; sentence reduced from 3 years to 1 year simple imprisonment; fine imposed; set-off granted for pre-trial detention; Additional District and Sessions Judge Shivamogga; divorce decree between accused and PW1; leniency in sentencing
What did the court decide?
Conviction under Section 306 IPC confirmed; sentence reduced from three years simple imprisonment to one year simple imprisonment with fine and default sentence of three months; set-off granted for period undergone during trial; Jail Superintendant directed to release appellant if sentence already served and fine deposited ¶73