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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
P.SAM KOSHY, N.TUKARAMJI
Tekumatta Chakrapani Medak Dt. – Appellant
Versus
State Of Telangana Rep PP. – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
N. Tukaramji, J.
This appeal has been preferred assailing the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 03.03.2016 in Sessions Case No.23 of 2014 passed by the VIII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medak.
2. By the impugned judgment the appellant/convict/accused (hereinafter ‘the accused’) was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short ‘the IPC ’) and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life and also pay fine of Rs.200/- in default simple imprisonment for six months.
3. We have heard Mr.Chitneni Vidyasagar Rao, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of Mr. Palle Sriharinath, learned counsel for the appellant and Mr. Syed. Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.
The prosecution case:
4. On 16.09.2013, the police received a written report (Ex.P-1) from the mother of th
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