IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.LAKSHMAN AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO CRIMINAL APPEAL.NOS.2425 AND 2704 OF 2018 DATED: 2^nd APRIL, 2026 CRIMINAL APPEAL.No.2425 of 2018 Between :

Namubudri Mohan, S/o.Vykunta Rao @

Venkateshwar Rao, aged 23 years, Occ: Elevation Work, R/o.H.No.5-5-980, Hindi Nagar, Goshamahal, Hyderabad.

N/o.H.No.6-3-118, Rattkaanna (V), Itchapuram, Srikakulam District.

… Appellant-Accused No.3 AND The state of Telangana, Rep by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.

…Respondent-Complainant CRIMINAL APPEAL.No.2704 of 2018 Between :

1. Indugamalli Sheshu Kumar @ Sai, S/o.Late Sreenu, aged about 20 years, R/o.H.No. 5-5-980, Near Durga Maata Temple, Goshamahal, Hyderabad.

N/o.Kutukaluru (V), Anaparthy (M), East Godavari District, Now under in Prison, Central Prison, Hyderabad.

2. Pondara Ravi, S/o. Hari, Aged 21 years, Occ: Private Employee, R/o.H.No.5-5-980, Near Durga Maata Temple, Goshamahal, Hyderabad.

N/o.Jadupalli (V), Maliyaputti (M), Srikakulam District, Now under in Prison, Central Prison, Hyderabad.

… Appellants-A1 & A2 AND The State of Telangana rep. by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.

…Respondent-Complainant

COMMON JUDGMENT

1. These Memorandum of Criminal Appeals are filed under Section 374 (2) of the code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (for short ‘Cr.P.C.’) by A1 to A3 assailing the judgment passed by the learned Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad in SC.No.389 of

2016, dated 19.01.2018.

2. Criminal Appeal No.2425 of 2018 is filed by A3-Namubudri Mohan.

3. Criminal Appeal No.2704 of 2018 is filed by A1-Indugamalli Sheshu Kumar @ Sai and A2-Pondara Ravi.

4. For the sake of convenience, appellants will be herein after referred to as A1 to A3.

5.1. The case of the prosecution is that A1 to A3 came from other Districts to Hyderabad and were staying in a room near Durga Matha Temple, Hindi Nagar, Goshamahal, in the house of Sandhya Shivpurkar (PW.7) who is the owner of the building. Abhay Modani aged about 15 years was using scooter bearing No.TS-7EQ-5695 (Honda Activa Model) for running errands. A1 - I.Sheshu Kumar @ Sai befriended with the boy and he used to work in the house of Pradeep Kumar Darak (PW.4) to help his old grandfather. A1 to A3 entertained the idea of entering Cine Field and one person has advised them that atleast Rs.30 Lakhs is required for entering the Field therefore, A1 to A3 conspired to kidnap Abhay Modani and collect ransom from his parents because the boy was informing A1 that they are rich people. On 16.03.2016 at about 4.40 P.M. A1 - I.Sheshu Kumar @ Sai saw Abhay Modani going on his Activa Scooter at Ghode-ki-khabar and stopped the boy on the pretext of dropping him at his rented house. The boy accepted and dropped A1 at his rented house. A2 and A3 were in the room, they confined the boy and informed him that they kidnapped him to get money from his parents. As the boy was raising voice, accused plastered his mouth and nose. Due to suffocation, the boy fell on the floor.

5.2. A1 - I.Sheshu Kumar @ Sai has contacted the family members of the deceased boy over phone and demanded Rs.10 Crores to release their son. Family members expressed their inability to arrange such huge amount, then A1- I.Sheshu Kumar @ Sai demanded Rs.5 Crores. However, since the boy died and the accused did not receive the ransom, they packed the dead body of the deceased in an empty carton box covered with white plastic material and engaged an auto trolley to go to Secunderabad. Honda Activa of the deceased was left by A2 near Volga Hotel, Darusallam area. While taking the carton box containing the dead body of the deceased, A1 got down and sold the cell phone at a mobile shop and purchased one China made cell phone from another shop. Driver of the auto trolley dropped A2 and A3 with their belongings and carton box containing the dead body of the deceased at Jagdish Market, Abids, Hyderabad. Accused en