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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.

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