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july 2002

Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-25

Podapati Malakondaiah vs State Of Andhra Pradesh

Citation / case number
AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2724
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Podapati Malakondaiah
Respondent
State Of Andhra Pradesh
Author
R.C. Lahoti
Bench
R.C. Lahoti

Judgment text excerpt

The appellant challenged a conviction under Section 302 of the IPC for the murder of his uncle. The case relies on the testimony of four eye-witnesses, including one relative and three independent villagers. The court examined the consistency of the witness testimonies and the evidence presented to determine if the conviction and life sentence imposed by the Trial Court and upheld by the High Court were justified.

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