CRLA/345/2008 of THE STATE OF A.P. Vs ANNAPUREDDI NAGULU & 3 OTHERS

APHC010182622008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.345 OF 2008 Between: The State of AP, ...APPELLANT Rep. by its PP. AND Annapureddi Nagulu and three others ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (AP) Counsel for the Respondents: 1. N SRIHARI The Court made the following JUDGMENT: This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the State against the Judgment dated 07.10.2005 passed in Sessions Case No.582 of 2004 by the learned I Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Guntur, whereby and whereunder respondents 1 to 3 herein/A1 to A3 were found not guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 307 and 324 IPC and respondent No.4/A4 was found not guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 307 read with 2 SRK, J Crl.A.No.345 of 2008 34 and 324 read with 34 IPC, accordingly, they were acquitted of the said charges. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows. i) That on 30.04.2004, at about 01.15 PM, while the de facto complainant (PW.1) was proceeding to his house, s