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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
K. SURESH REDDY, K. SREENIVASA REDDY
Kattamanchi Bujji, Chittoor Dst. – Appellant
Versus
State of AP Rep PP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Sreenivasa Reddy)
This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the appellant/sole accused in Sessions Case No.48 of 2015 on the file of the I Additional Sessions Judge, Chittoor (hereinafter referred to, as ‘the Special Judge’).
Vide the impugned judgment dated 27.06.2016 in the aforesaid Sessions Case, the appellant herein/sole accused was found guilty of the charges under Section 376 (1) IPC and Section 4 of the POCSO Act, accordingly he was convicted of the said offences and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of six months for the offence punishable under Section 376 (1) IPC and further sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of six months for the offence punishable under Section 4 of the POCSO Act, 2012. Both the sentences were ordered to run concurrently.
2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the accused is resident of Gandlapalle ST Colony village, Irala Mandal. The victim girl P.W.1 is daughter of L.W.10-Yanadhi Jyothi and one Perumalaiah. Husband of
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