KOTA RAMU vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 657/1999

Summary of Crl.A. No. 657 of 1999 (Kota Ramu v. State of A.P.) On 28 April 2004, the Supreme Court allowed Kota Ramu's criminal appeal and modified his conviction from Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder) to Section 325 IPC (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons), reducing his sentence from 5 years to 2 years rigorous imprisonment. The Court found the appellant guilty of stabbing but determined the offence did not constitute attempt to murder under the circumstances. Ramu's bail bonds were cancelled and he was directed to surrender to custody to serve the remainder of his sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.