Rangaswamy v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Infructuous criminal appeal dismissed; Section 374(2) Cr.P.C.; conviction under Sections 376 and 417 IPC (rape; cheating); sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment; fine of Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation to victim P.W.3; appellant undergone sentence; memo placed on record; S.C.No.103/2012, Addl. District and Sessions Judge, Chitradurga; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice M.G.S. Kamal; decision dated 26.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
The Court dismissed the criminal appeal as having become infructuous, upon learned counsel's submission (supported by a memo placed on record) that the appellant had undergone the sentence. ¶27