Supreme Court of India · 2018-07-03
The State Of Andhra Pradesh vs Pullagummi Kasi Reddy Krishna Reddy @ ...
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2018 SUPREME COURT 3277
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The State Of Andhra Pradesh
- Respondent
- Pullagummi Kasi Reddy Krishna Reddy @ ...
- Author
- L. Nageswara Rao
- Bench
- L. Nageswara Rao, S.A. Bobde
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the applicability of Sections 147, 148, 302, 307, 324, 332 read with Section 149 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 in a case involving multiple murders during a factional clash. The Court emphasized that the use of explosives in a manner that endangers human life constitutes a serious offense under the Explosive Substances Act. The Court upheld the conviction of the accused for their roles in the violent incident, affirming the trial court's findings and rejecting the acquittals made by the lower court.