Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh v. Thummala Anjaneyulu

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Reported as [2010] 14 S.C.R. 925
Bench Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 25 November 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that there was no intention on the part of the accused to cause the very injury which he caused which ultimately led to the death of the STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH v.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.304(Part-I )-Accused, who was ogling at some females in a Panchayat, when confronted, took out a knife and stabbed the victim resulting in his death - Conviction by trial court u/ s.302 -Acquittal by High Court- Held: The evidence of PW's c 4 to 6 who are truly independent witnesses ought to be 0 believed in the facts of the case - There is no reason to disbelieve their testimony - They have given categoric statements as to the manner in which the incident had happened - The High Court has not discussed the evidence of these witnesses and has disposed of the matter in a

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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