CRLA/1091/2017 of MALA SREERAMULU Vs THE STATE OF A.P., REP. BY P.P.

APHC010503262017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3528] (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SURESH REDDY THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO: 1091/2017 Between: Mala Sreeramulu ...APPELLANT AND The State of A.P., Rep. by its P.P. ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA 2. LEGAL AID Counsel for the Respondent: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Suresh Reddy) Sole accused in S.C.No.163 of 2017 on the file of the Court of learned Special Sessions Judge for trial for SCs & STs Cases – cum – VIII Additional Sessions Judge, Ananthapuramu (for short, ‘learned Special Sessions Judge’) is the appellant. He was tried by the learned Special Sessions Judge under two charges. 2 First charge was under Section 498A IPC and the second charge was under Section 302 IPC. 2. Substance of the charge is that the accused used to harass his wife by name Mala Baghyamma (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) both physically and mentally by suspecting her fidelity and on 27.12.2016 at abou