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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
K.SURESH REDDY, SUBBA REDDY SATTI
Gollapalli Ramaro – Appellant
Versus
State of AP. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. factual background of the case (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. testimony of key witness and inconsistencies (Para 6 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. judicial caution on solitary witness evidence (Para 14 , 15 , 22) |
| 4. issues in evidence collection and credibility (Para 17 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. outcome of the appeal and acquittal (Para 23) |
JUDGMENT:
K. Suresh Reddy, J.
Sole accused in Sessions Case No.76 of 2016 on the file of the Court of XII Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-VI Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Vijayawada is the appellant. The Appellant was tried and convicted by the learned Additional Sessions Judge under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for “Life” and also to pay a fine of Rs.2,500/- (Rupees two thousand and five hundred only), in default, to suffer simple imprisonment for two (02) months.
2. Substance of the charge is that at about 04.00 AM on 20.10.2015, the accused attacked one Shaik Chan Basha (hereinafter referred to as “deceased”) with a soda bottle and beat him on head and face indiscriminately, causing his death, thereby committed an offence under Section 302 IPC.
3. Case of the prosecution, as emanated from the evidenc
A conviction based on the sole testimony of a witness requires that testimony to be credible and corroborated; inconsistencies and lack of reliability render such convictions unsustainable.
The court established that a single blow without intent to kill does not meet the threshold for murder under IPC Section 302, warranting a conviction for grievous hurt instead.
The prosecution must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt; mere suspicion is insufficient for conviction.
The judgment establishes that child witness testimony, if credible and corroborated, can be sufficient for conviction, alongside the admissibility of extra-judicial confessions.
The court established that credible child witness testimony, when corroborated, can support a conviction, alongside the admissibility of extra judicial confessions.
The prosecution must prove culpable homicide beyond reasonable doubt, distinguishing between intent to kill and knowledge of likely fatal outcomes.
Prosecution must substantiate charges beyond reasonable doubt; intentional murder requires proof of intent, while culpable homicide may be established through knowledge of likely fatality.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the reliability of the evidence of the material witnesses and the intention of the accused persons in causing bodily injury sufficient in the ordin....
The prosecution must prove the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt; mere suspicion is insufficient for conviction.
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