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U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA
Upputholl Srinivasa Rao – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
U.DURGA PRASAD RAO, J. - Challenging the judgment dtd. 4/6/2018 in S.C.No.381/2015 passed by the learned X Additional Sessions Judge, Gurajala convicting the A1 to A5 for the offence punishable under Sec. 302 IPC and sentencing them to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10, 000.00 each, A1 to A5 filed the instant criminal appeal.
2. The matrix of the case, which led to the conviction and sentence of accused can be pithily stated thus:
(a) The prosecution case is that A1 to A5 are interrelated i.e., A1 and A3 are sons of A2; A4 is maternal uncle of A1; A5 is the son of A4 and they are all residents of Brahmananda Reddy colony, Pidugurall within the local limits of Piduguralla P.S.
(b) The deceased Peda Anjaneyulu and PW2 K.Anjamma are the parents in law of A1 Guravamma as he married their daughter U.Durgamma. A1 and Guravamma got four daughters viz., Anuradha (PW3), Renuka (PW4) Kusuma and Harika. During fifth delivery Guravamma died and thereafter, A1 left his daughters with grandparents i.e., deceased and PW2 and married another lady and staying at Hyderabad by doing masonry works and occasionally he was visiting Piduguralla to see his parents. The decease
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the evidence of eyewitnesses, the injured witness, and the medical evidence played a crucial role in establishing the guilt of the accused bey....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need for reliability and consistency in witness testimonies and evidence presented by the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doub....
Conviction altered from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, as the act was done in the heat of passion without premeditation during a sudden quarrel.
The court reaffirmed that intention and the nature of injuries are critical in distinguishing between murder and culpable homicide under IPC.
The court reclassified the conviction from murder under Section 302 IPC to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part-II IPC due to lack of intent and motive.
Section 106 of the Evidence Act reads Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge – When any fact is especially within the knowledge of any person, the burden of proving that fact is upon him.
Court ruled that actions during a sudden quarrel did not constitute murder but qualified for lesser offences under relevant IPC sections, reflecting the principles of culpable homicide exceptions.
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