Kiran vs The State Of Karnataka

insc-2025-1453 Supreme Court of India 18 December 2025 • Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.15786 of 2024 • 10 min read
6 cases cited (0 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

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Case Significance

Kiran vs The State Of Karnataka is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1453). Criminal appeal in a murder case where the accused torched a widow to death after she rejected his sexual advances. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the sentence from life imprisonment till natural death to life imprisonment with entitlement to remission, and deleting the trial court's direction denying set-off under Section 428 CrPC. The bench comprised Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and K. Vinod Chandran. The judgment was delivered by Justice K. Vinod Chandran.

This case has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment. The judgment references 6 case citations.

Summary

Criminal appeal in a murder case where the accused torched a widow to death after she rejected his sexual advances. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the sentence from life imprisonment till natural death to life imprisonment with entitlement to remission, and deleting the trial court's direction denying set-off under Section 428 CrPC.

What was the outcome of Kiran vs The State Of Karnataka?

Criminal appeal in a murder case where the accused torched a widow to death after she rejected his sexual advances. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, modifying the sentence from life impris...

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(2008) 13 SCC 767 (2016) 7 SCC 1 (2024) 14 SCC 82 (2024) 2 SCC 323 2025 INSC 1453 2025 INSC 541

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1453)