KUKAPALLI MOHAN RAO vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of the deceased, establishing that the evidence of eyewitnesses, despite being termed as 'interested witnesses', was credible and corroborated by the circumstances of the case. The Court emphasized that the omission of names in the FIR does not automatically render the testimony unreliable, and the prosecution's case was supported by the medical evidence indicating death due to head injury. The appeal against the conviction was dismissed, affirming the life sentence imposed by the Sessions Court.