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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
K SURESH REDDY, B. V. L. N. CHAKRAVARTHI
Makineni Sravanya, Guntur Dt – Appellant
Versus
State of AP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
B.V.L.N.Chakravarthi
1. The accused No.1 and 2 in Sessions Case No.20 of 2017 on the file of learned XIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Guntur at Narasaraopet, are the appellants herein. They were tried for the offence U/s.302 r/w.34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as ‘I.P.C’) for causing the death of Smt.Makineni Satya Sri (hereinafter referred to as deceased) on 23.05.2016 at about 06.00 a.m. in their house at Vinukonda.
2. Vide Judgment dated 30.08.2017, the learned XIII Additional District &Sessions Judge, Guntur at Narasaraopet, convicted the accused No.1 and 2 for the offence U/s.302 r/w.34 of IPC and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life, and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each, in default of payment of fine, to suffer simple imprisonment for a period of one (01) month each.
3. Challenging the said conviction and sentence, the present appeal came to be filed.
4. On 20.04.2023 the learned counsel for the appellant/A-1 filed memo before this Court submitting that the State Government granted remission to A-1, and as a consequence of the same, A-1 was released from the Special Prison for Women, Rajamahendravaram on 15.08.2022. Conseque
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