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U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD
State of Andhra Pradesh – Appellant
Versus
Mohammad Abdul Sammad Munna – Respondent
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| 1. circumstantial evidence strongly establishes the conspiracy behind dacoity. (Para 1 , 3) |
| 2. the court weighed mitigating circumstances against the crime's severity and consequence. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 3. the judgment underscores the necessity for death sentences in extreme cases of brutality. (Para 15 , 19) |
JUDGMENT :
U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.
The Referred Trials 2, 3 & 4/2021 wherein judgments are pronounced today, present chilling facts of diabolical and grotesque manner of killing the trailer drivers and cleaners by the ruthless gang of dacoits while they were transporting iron load on the highway between Ongole-Nellore Districts in Andhra Pradesh.
In S.C.No.595/2010, learned VIII Additional District & Sessions Judge, Ongole in his judgment dated 18.05.2021 convicted A1 to A15 for different offences and sentenced them with different punishments as narrated in the following table. Since among them, A1 to A10 are awarded death punishment for the offences under Section 396 IPC under two counts, learned Judge submitted the entire case proceedings along with his judgment to this High Court under Section 366 Cr.P.C. for confirmation of death sentence and the Registry has regist
The court confirmed death sentences for organized dacoity and murder, emphasizing the collective impact and aggravating factors while allowing commutation for specific accused based on mitigating cir....
In cases involving murder during robbery, the court established criminal conspiracy and affirmed death sentences for the heinousness of the offences while highlighting the importance of both aggravat....
The court confirmed death sentences for multiple accused involved in a brutal highway dacoity resulting in murder, emphasizing the need for severe punishment in heinous crimes.
The prosecution's failure to establish reliable eyewitness identification and conspiratorial actions led to the acquittal of all appellants due to reasonable doubt.
The judgment emphasizes the need for a complete chain of evidence and the inadmissibility of unreliable witness testimony and confession in establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt based on circums....
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