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M. GANGA RAO, T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO
G. Jagadish – Appellant
Versus
Public Prosecutor – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual context of the case and background. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding evidence and credibility. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 3. analysis of intent and culpable homicide. (Para 11 , 68) |
| 4. legal principles regarding culpable homicide and murder. (Para 77) |
| 5. final judgment and sentencing. (Para 78 , 79 , 80) |
JUDGMENT
T.MALLIKARJUNA RAO,J. - The accused in S.C. No.162 of 2012 is the appellant herein. He was tried for the offence punishable under Sec. 302 of the INDIAN PENAL CODE , 1860 (for short, 'I.P.C.'). By its Judgment dtd. 7/8/2015, the learned I Additional Sessions Judge, Vijayawada, convicted the accused for the offence punishable under Sec. 302 IPC and accordingly sentenced him to suffer rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.500.00 in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 3 months.
2. The gravamen of the charge against the accused is that, on 30/5/2010 at about 5.30 PM at Gunnathotavalasa Village, he beat his father-Venkata Ramana, intentionally with a casuarina stick (Sarugudu Karra) on the head and caused bleeding injuries. The injured was shifted to Government Hospital and succumbed to injuries on 1/6/2010 at 7.00 PM, and the accused co
(1) Non-examination of Investigating Officer in all cases does not render prosecution case vulnerable.(2) There is no legal impediment in convicting a person on sole testimony of a single witness pro....
Extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence and require corroboration; reliance on such confessions without substantive proof renders convictions unsafe.
The court relied on circumstantial evidence, the credibility of witnesses, and the nature of the injuries to establish the guilt of the accused under IPC 302.
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