APHC010253232017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3517]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR CRIMINAL APPEAL No.805/2017 Between:

C.Nagaraja, Chittoor Town., ...APPELLANT AND The State of A.P., Rep. by its P.P. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant:

1. G VIJAYA SARADHI Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following:

JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Suresh Reddy)

The sole accused in S.C.No.64/2016 on the file of Court of learned VIII Additional District & Sessions Judge, Chittoor, is the appellant. He was tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge under two charges. First charge was under Section 302 IPC and second charge was under Section 307 IPC.

2. Substance of the charge against the accused is that on 17.07.2015 at about 9.30 P.M., the accused stabbed one S.Tulasiram (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) with a knife causing severe injuries and in the said process, he caused injuries to PWs 4 & 5, thereby committed offence punishable under Sections 302 and 307 IPC