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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
V.R.K.KRUPA SAGAR
Epuri Venkata Lakshmi – Appellant
Versus
E.Rajani – Respondent
ORDER:
V R K KRUPA SAGAR, J.
1. This Criminal Revision Case, under sections 397 and 401 of the CrPC, is filed by the petitioners impugning the order dated 11.07.2018 in Crl.A.No.80 of 2015 on the file of the learned VII Additional Sessions Judge, West Godavari Division, Eluru.
2. For delivering justice, law is made. Justice is required to be delivered in accordance with the law. Certain times, grievances are raised that in the process of evaluation for justice law is violated. The case before this court is one such instance as argued before this court.
3. Sri Krishna Murthy and Smt.Rajani got married on 12.05.1990. During their wed lock, they were blessed with a female child by name Posamma. It was a normal happy life. Sri Krishnamurthy purchased Ac.1.71 cents of land in R.S.No.700/1 in MM Puram Village under a registered sale deed dated 11.08.1993. Thereafter, it was on 10.02.1997 he died intestate. Thus, he was survived by his wife Smt.Rajani and his daughter Posamma.
4. The above referred Sri Krishna Murthy is son of Sri Gangaraju. The wife of Sri Gangaraju is Smt. Venkata Lakshmi. After the death of Sri Krishna Murthy, the above referred Ac.1.71 cents of land has been under the poss
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