STATE OF A.P. vs THOTIREDDY GOPAL REDDY — Crl.A. No. 649/1998

Case Summary: State of A.P. v. Thotireddy Gopal Reddy (Crl.A. No. 649/1998) On 29 April 2004, the Supreme Court dismissed the State's appeal challenging the respondent's acquittal for rash and negligent driving under Section 304-A IPC. The respondent was accused of driving an RTC bus negligently and hitting a 12-year-old boy on a cycle at Mahaboobabad; the High Court had found the witness evidence unreliable as they observed the incident only after it occurred, and concluded the cycle entered the main road without noting the oncoming bus. The Court upheld the High Court's reversal of the conviction, finding no error in the reasoning. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.