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G. RADHA RANI, G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY
Mohd. Imran Khan – Appellant
Versus
State of A. P. , Rep. by its Public Prosecutor – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J.
This appeal is arising out of the judgment dated 17.02.2014 in S.C.No.532 of 2011, on the file of II Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad, whereunder, the appellant was convicted under Section 235 (2) of Cr.P.C. for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months.
2. The appellant is the sole accused. The case of the prosecution, in nutshell, is that on the intervening night of 1st/2nd November, 2010, the accused murdered the deceased Katimani Pratap @ Sunder Raj by assaulting with a cement tile boulder, causing injuries on the head in front of the shop bearing No. 18-2-342/C, near Seven Temple, Jangammet, Hyderabad.
3. Basing on the report of PW-1, a crime was registered against the accused vide Crime No.377 of 2010, of Chatrinaka Police Station for the offence punishable under Section 302 of IPC. During the course of investigation, the Investigating Officer visited the scene of offence, examined the witnesses, recorded their statements under
The judgment emphasizes the requirement for reliable and corroborated evidence in criminal cases, and the admissibility of confession and recovery of material objects.
The Court upheld the life imprisonment conviction under Section 302 IPC, affirming the case as murder due to the absence of sudden provocation and corroborative evidence supporting the eyewitness's t....
The reliability of an injured eye-witness testimony and its corroboration by medical evidence are crucial in establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Point of Law : Any outsider or stranger committing a crime of murder, in which event, identification of assailant becomes very critical and crucial but in light of evidences as brought on record, ide....
The court affirmed the conviction of the accused for murder, finding sufficient evidence of an unlawful assembly and individual culpability amid claims of inconsistencies in prosecution testimony.
The importance of credible eyewitness testimony, reliable and clinching evidence, and the exclusion of every possible hypothesis except guilt in establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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