Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-26
Pothakamuri Srinivasulu @ Mooga ... vs State Of Andhra Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2780
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Pothakamuri Srinivasulu @ Mooga ...
- Respondent
- State Of Andhra Pradesh
- Author
- R.C. Lahoti
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, Brijesh Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged his conviction under Sections 302 and 397 of the IPC for the murder of an elderly woman and robbery. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, acting as a garden watchman, attacked the deceased while she was collecting tree branches. The Supreme Court reviewed the findings of the Trial Court and the High Court regarding the circumstantial evidence and the legality of the convictions.