Andhra Pradesh Court May 1957 Judgments
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In Re: Upputholla Sreenivasulu
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: May-22-1957
Reported in: 1958CriLJ18
Kumarayya, J.1. This is a reference under Section 374, Cr.PC for confirmation of death sentence passed by the Sessions Judge, Chittoor. The accused, Uppathola Srinivasulu alias Seenugadu has also come In appeal against his conviction under Sections 302 and 201, IPC read with Section 34, IPC and sentence of death and five years rigorous imprisonment passed against him. This judgment will govern both the proceedings.2. The appellant is one of the six accused who were Jointly tried for having first murdered one Alivelamma of Krishnareddiguaripalli on 10th April, 1956 and then, having caused the disappearance of evidence by burying her dead body in the river bed at Gurralarevu.3. The prosecution story is that the deceased was a Mala married woman of attractive features but of loose morals. She had illicit connections with several persons, including A-l to A-4, For a number of years she was in continuous keeping of A-l who before his marriage, which took place one year prior to her murder, ...
In Re: Kodur Thimma Reddi and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: May-22-1957
Reported in: 1957CriLJ1091
Kumarayya J.1. Mr. Luther, the Sub-Inspector of Police of Banganapalle who was awakened from slumber at his residence near the police-lines by the appealing cry for police help at his window on the midnight of 17-12-1955 opened the shutter of the window and directed the party concerned to go to the police station nearby when he received gun-shot wounds from near the window as a result of which he reeled back speechless and succumbed to wounds within a few moments. The voice that awakened him was unfamiliar and the figure that fired the shot was unnoticed.The C.I.D. police took up investigation into its hands, and ten persons were arrested and charge-sheeted on 4-1-1956 for having entered into criminal conspiracy and murdered the deceased. Out of these one Bandi Naganna turned approver on 17-1-1956 and was examined as P. W. 7. The learned Sessions Judge, Kurnool Division, acquitted accused 5 to 9 of all the charges but convicted accused 1 to 4 for various offences. All the four accused ...
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