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.