Supreme Court of India

P. Eknath v. Y. Amaranatha Reddy @ Babu & Anr.

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 394
Bench Pinaki Chandra Grose and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 9 February 2017

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What the Court ordered

In the result, it must be declared that the Division Bench judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court cannot but be characterized D as perverse on all counts, and must therefore be set aside.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 307, 324 - Double murder - Attempt to murder - Double murder of daughter aged 12 years and her father aged 50 years; double life attempts on two. inflicting severe injuries; and theft in the dwelling house by the sole accused - Conviction and sentence for offences punishable u!ss. 302, 307and 324 - However, acquittal by the High Court - On appeal, held: Material on record shows that the accused had the requisite motive for committing the offence - Weapon-sickle used can be convincingly linked to the injuries caused on the deceased - FSL report, credibility of

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