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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA, HYDERABAD
K.SURENDER, ANIL KUMAR
Mohd. Ahmed @ Fardeen @ Laddu, S/o Ameen – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
K.Surender, J.
These appeals are filed by appellants/accused Nos.1, 2, and 3, aggrieved by the judgment, dated 11.12.2014 in S.C.No.136 of 2014, passed by the VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Godavarikhani, questioning their conviction and sentence under Sections 120-B, 302, and 380 of IPC.
2. Heard Mr. T.Niranjan Reddy, learned Senior Counsel for accused No.1, Mr. S.Ram Reddy, learned counsel for accused No.2 and S M Rafeo, learned counsel for accused No.3 and Mr. Dodla Arun Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, appearing on behalf of respondent-State.
3. The brief facts of prosecution case are that, on 08.07.2012, at about 00.05 hours, PW1, who is husband of Mrs. Jyothikala (hereinafter referred to as the deceased), lodged a complaint in NTPC Police Station stating that, on 07.07.2012, at about 01:45 pm, he left for his second shift of official duty in NTPC and the deceased was alone in the house at that time. While he was on duty, he made a phone call to deceased at about 7:30 P.M., but there was no response from the deceased to his call. Again, he made another call to the landline phone, but there was no response from deceased to his second call. He retu
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