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Byluru Thippaiah @ Byaluru Thippaiah @ Nayakara Thippaiah v. State of Karnataka

Sentence/Sentencing – Death sentence

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
16 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 550
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2490/2023
Bench
Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol, Sandeep Mehta

Issue for consideration

Issue arose as regards commutation of the death sentence awarded to the appellant for committing brutal murder of his wife, sister-in- law and his three children.

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