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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
K. SURENDER, ANIL KUMAR
Anupuram Ramachandri @ Ramachandraiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. facts surrounding the incident and prosecution case. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 2. challenges to the credibility of the child's testimony. (Para 10 , 11 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19) |
| 3. judicial scrutiny of child witness evidence. (Para 12 , 20) |
| 4. outcome of the appeal and release of appellants. (Para 21) |
JUDGMENT :
K. SURENDER, J.
1. Both the appellants who are arrayed as accused Nos. 1 and 2 were convicted by the learned Sessions Judge for the offence under Section 302 of IPC and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. Questioning the said conviction, the present appeal is preferred.
2. The case of the prosecution is that on 20.11.2012, in the evening, accused Nos.1 and 2 went to the house of the deceased and asked her to participate in sexual intercourse with them. However, when the deceased refused, there was a quarrel and accused No.2 caught hold the deceased and accused No.1 hit her with a stick on her left eye and also pierced the stick into her vagina. Due to which, she died.
3. A complaint was filed by PW1 who is the mother of the deceased on 21.11.2012 at 10:00 A.M. In the complaint, she narrated that her sister namely Sugunamma/PW2 informed abou
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