Orsu Venkat Rao vs State Of Andhra Pradesh

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Chilakamma, and Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence. The Court emphasized the reliability of child witnesses, PWs 2 and 16, who testified about the accused's actions leading to the murder. The Court affirmed the lower courts' findings, concluding that the evidence presented was sufficient to establish the accused's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, thereby maintaining the life sentence imposed by the Sessions Court.