Supreme Court of India · 2008-01-15
Pogula Komuraiah vs State Of A.P.Rep. By The Public ...
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2008 SUPREME COURT 1226
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Pogula Komuraiah
- Respondent
- State Of A.P.Rep. By The Public ...
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, P. Sathasivam
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal arising from the Andhra Pradesh High Court's judgment concerning 16 accused charged under Sections 147, 148, 302, 324, and 448 read with Section 149 IPC. The Court held that the appellant, A-12, should be treated similarly to other appellants in a prior case, leading to a conviction under Section 304 Part I IPC instead of Section 302 IPC. The Court confirmed the convictions for some accused while setting aside the convictions for others, resulting in their immediate release if not required in other cases.