Judgment · High Court · 2026
Case at a glance
Provisions considered
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 ss. 302, 380
Judgment
HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM CRIMINAL APPEAL No.78 OF 2019 ADVANCE ORDER:(Per Hon'ble Sri Justice K. Suresh Reddy) In the result, the Criminal Appeal is allowed and the judgment of conviction and sentence, passed by the learned II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Amalapuram, East Godavari District in Sessions Case No.211 of 2014, dated 31.12.2018, under Sections 302 and 380 IPC, is hereby set-aside and both the appellants- accused are acquitted accordingly. Both the appellants-accused are directed to be set at liberty, forthwith, if they are not required in any other case or crime. Fine amount, if any, paid by the appellants- accused shall be refunded to them. As a sequel, pending Miscellaneous Applications, if any, shall stand closed. (Detailed judgment follows...............) __________________________ JUSTICE K. SURESH REDDY __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Date:23.07.2026 Note: After dispatch of the advance order, the entire case bundle may be sent to the Chambers of HJS,J for drafting detailed judgment. DSH
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Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Indian Penal Code, 1860 — ss. 302, 380.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 23 Jul 2026. The bench was SUMATHI JAGADAM, SESSIONS.
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