Supreme Court of India · 2008-11-28
Gurram Chakravarthy vs State Of A.P
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2008 SC 516
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Gurram Chakravarthy
- Respondent
- State Of A.P
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court's judgment upholding the conviction of the appellant under Section 304(B) IPC, emphasizing that the High Court failed to adequately discuss the evidence presented by the defence witnesses. The Court noted that the appeal was not disposed of in the manner it had previously directed, which required a thorough consideration of the defence's rebuttal of the presumption under Section 113(B) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The matter was remitted back to the High Court for fresh consideration, with a request for expedited resolution within six months.