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A. V. RAVINDRA BABU
Pamarthi Venkateswara Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The challenge in this Criminal Revision Case is to the judgment, dtd. 3/2/2010 in Criminal Appeal No.242 of 2007, on the file of I Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari at Eluru ("Additional Sessions Judge" for short), whereunder the learned Additional Sessions Judge, dismissed the Criminal Appeal filed by the appellant Nos.1 to 3, confirming the conviction and sentence, dtd. 17/10/2007 imposed against the appellant Nos.1 to 3 in C.C.No.7 of 2006, on the file of Chief Judicial Magistrate- cum-Principal Assistant Sessions Judge, West Godavari, Eluru ("Chief Judicial Magistrate" for short).
2. The parties to this Criminal Revision Case will hereinafter be referred to as described before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate for the sake of convenience.
3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, in C.C.No.7 of 2006, on the file of Chief Judicial Magistrate, (originally corresponding to C.C.No.298 of 2005, on the file of Special Judicial Magistrate of First Class (Excise), West Godavari, Eluru), is that on 19/12/2004 in between 5-00 p.m. and 6-00 p.m., P.W.2 along with his staff and mediators found A.1 to A.3 involved in manufacturing of arrack in violation of
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for the prosecution to prove possession of liquor beyond all reasonable doubt and the need for the evidence to pass the test of tru....
The judgment emphasizes the importance of fair investigation, credibility of evidence, and the prosecution's burden to prove conscious possession in cases of alleged offenses.
The main legal point established is the requirement for corroboration from witnesses in criminal cases and the right of the accused to present evidence in their defense.
The judgment emphasizes the importance of reliable evidence, corroboration, fair investigation, and the fatal impact of non-examination of crucial witnesses and absence of essential documents in crim....
Conviction for illicit liquor possession cannot be based solely on non-chemical tests; lack of adequate evidence warrants acquittal.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for truthful and consistent prosecution evidence, especially regarding the involvement of mediators, and the importance of complian....
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