ERIKALA KISTANNA . vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 870/2000

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeal by Erikala Kistanna and others against the Andhra Pradesh High Court judgment upholding their convictions in Sessions Case No. 113 of 1993 for charges including murder, rioting with deadly weapons, and offenses under the Explosive Substances Act and Arms Act (which resulted in 4 deaths and 15 injuries). The Court found no manifest error in the High Court's findings, which were supported by post-mortem reports and ballistic expert opinions. The bail granted to appellant A4 was cancelled and he was ordered taken into custody to serve his sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.