Krishnamurthi Ravishanker vs The Hon. Attorney General – CA NO 144/2013-2015

In the case between Krishnamurthi Ravishanker (Accused-Appellant) and The Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the court addressed whether the conviction for murder under Section 296 of the Penal Code was sufficiently supported by circumstantial evidence. It was held that the conviction was justified, as the cumulative evidence—including last sighting, prior disputes, forensic findings, and the accused’s inadequate explanation—met the standard of proof required for a murder conviction. The decision reaffirmed the principle that, in circumstantial evidence cases, guilt must be the only rational inference and that an accused’s failure to provide a convincing account in the face of strong incriminating evidence permits adverse inference. Reliance was placed on relevant legal precedents governi