T.VENKATA SUBBA RAO vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 1533/2008

Summary of T. Venkata Subba Rao v. State of A.P. (Crl.A. No. 1533/2008) The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's criminal appeal against his conviction under Section 304-B IPC for the death of his wife Padmavati Devi (who died of burn injuries in 1996). The Court rejected his claim that he did not subject her to dowry-related cruelty shortly before her death, finding overwhelming evidence that he made repeated dowry demands, threatened to remarry, and abandoned her—including a final visit on the day of the incident confirmed by her dying declaration. The Court cancelled his bail and directed him to be taken into custody to serve the remainder of his sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.