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K SURESH REDDY, K SREENIVASA REDDY
G. A. Venkatramaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of AP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K.Sreenivasa Reddy, J.
Sole accused in Sessions Case No.677 of 2015 on the file of the Additional Sessions Judge, Hindupur (hereinafter referred to, as ‘the learned Sessions Judge’) is the appellant in the present Criminal Appeal. He was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 379, 201 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for brevity ‘IPC’) by the learned Sessions Judge.
2. Vide Judgment, dated 27.10.2016, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the appellant herein/accused of the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 379 IPC and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.50,000/-, in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two (02) years more for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. Further, the appellant herein/accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three (03) years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,000/-, in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six (06) months more for the offence punishable under Section 379 IPC. The appellant herein/accused was found not guilty of the offence punishable under S
Circumstantial evidence must be complete and conclusive to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt in criminal cases.
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; mere suspicion is insufficient for conviction.
The court established that circumstantial evidence and extrajudicial confessions can suffice for conviction when they form a complete chain pointing to the accused's guilt.
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt, especially in cases relying on circumstantial evidence, and the benefit of doubt must be given to the accused.
Conviction set aside - Prosecution failed to prove the circumstances relied upon by them to establish the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
In a case arising out of circumstantial evidence, the prosecution has to prove each of the circumstance relied upon by them and the circumstances so proved should form a chain of events connecting th....
Circumstantial evidence must form a complete chain to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt, as per established legal principles.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the prosecution must prove the accused's possession of stolen cash beyond reasonable doubt to establish the offence under Section 411 of I.P.C....
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