Supreme Court of India · 2018-07-03
THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH vs PULLAGUMMI KASI REDDY KRISHNA REDDY @ RAMA KRISHNA REDDY
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/12362
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
- Respondent
- PULLAGUMMI KASI REDDY KRISHNA REDDY @ RAMA KRISHNA REDDY
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under Sections 147, 148, 302, 307, 324, 332 read with Section 149 IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908, due to insufficient evidence linking them to the crime. The Court emphasized the necessity of establishing a clear connection between the accused and the alleged acts of violence, which was not satisfactorily demonstrated in this case. The judgment reinforces the principle that mere suspicion is not enough for conviction in criminal cases.