MUMMIDI DURGAIAH vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court converted the appellant's conviction from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part-II IPC read with Section 149 IPC, aligning it with the treatment given to co-accused in Criminal Appeal No. 359/2007. The Court noted that the appellant did not possess any weapon during the incident and that his role warranted a lesser charge. Consequently, the appellant was sentenced to eight years of imprisonment, and the appeal was partly allowed.