MUNIGADAPPA MEENAIAH vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Yellamma, finding sufficient evidence including eyewitness accounts from PWs. 1 and 10, who were the deceased's sons. The Court rejected the appellant's claims regarding the interested nature of the witnesses and the completeness of the circumstantial evidence, affirming the life sentence imposed by the Trial Court. The judgment reinforces the principle that eyewitness testimony can be credible even if the witnesses are related to the victim, provided their accounts are consistent and corroborated.