GOLLA PULLANNA & ANR vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Sections 148 and 302 read with 149 IPC for the murder of Sivarami Reddi, affirming the High Court's decision which found that the evidence of three eyewitnesses was credible despite their status as interested witnesses. The Court rejected the defense's claims regarding the delay in lodging the FIR and the alleged interpolations in the complaint, emphasizing the need for careful scrutiny of eyewitness testimony. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life sentences of the convicted accused.