CRLA/672/2008 of The State of A.P., Vs S.Lakshminaryana, (A1)

APHC010456762008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327] (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.672 OF 2008 Between: The State of AP., ...APPELLANT Rep. by its Public Prosecutor. AND S Lakshminaryana and others ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: 1. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR Counsel for the Respondents: 1. J UGRANARASIMHA The Court made the following JUDGMENT: This Criminal Appeal is preferred by the State against the Judgment dated 21.01.2004 passed in Sessions Case No.351 of 2003 by the learned Additional Assistant Sessions Judge, Tirupathi, whereby and whereunder respondents 1 to 9 herein/A1 to A9 were found not guilty of the offences punishable under Sections 397 and 120-B IPC, accordingly, they were acquitted of 2 SRK, J Crl.A.No.672 of 2008 the said charges. Case against respondent No.10/A10 was split up and numbered as PRC No.46 of 2003 on the file of the learned III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Tirupati. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows. i) All the accused are residents of Salem and they are cl