Supreme Court of India · 2009-07-23
PANTANGI BALARAMA VENKATA GANESH vs STATE OF A.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2003/24613
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PANTANGI BALARAMA VENKATA GANESH
- Respondent
- STATE OF A.P.
- Author
- S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Subbarama Reddy and his gunman, Ch. Venkataratnam, establishing that the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt through eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence. The Court emphasized the importance of dying declarations and DNA evidence in corroborating the identity of the assailants. The appeal against the conviction was dismissed, affirming the lower court's judgment and sentence.