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K. SURESH REDDY, K. SREENIVASA REDDY
Ponduru Nooka Raju @ Appanna – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J.
The sole accused in Sessions Case No.54 of 2016 on the file of the learned II Additional Sessions Judge, Parvatipuram, is the appellant in the present criminal appeal. He was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 IPC. By his judgment dated 27.01.2017, the learned Sessions Judge found the accused guilty of the charges under Sections 302 and 201 IPC, accordingly convicted him of the said charges and sentenced him to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for life and to pay fine of Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only), in default to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of three (3) months, for the offence punishable under Section 302 IPC. He was further sentenced to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for two (2) years and to pay fine of Rs.500/- (Rupees Five hundred only), in default to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of two (2) months, for the offence punishable under Section 201 IPC. The substantive sentences were directed to run concurrently.
2. The substance of the charges is that, on 19.11.2015, at about 04.00 p.m., at his fields situated at Ramabhadrapuram Village, the accused caused the death of his wife, namely Ponduru La
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