K. NAGA SUBBA REDDI vs P.P., HIGH COURT OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 478/1998

Case Summary: K. Naga Subba Reddi v. Public Prosecutor, High Court of A.P. Decision: The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal and upheld the High Court's conviction of four accused (A-1, A-2, A-3, A-5) for murder under Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149 IPC, sentencing them to life imprisonment. The Court found the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court's acquittal, holding the eyewitness testimonies credible and corroborated by independent witnesses like the bus conductor and government officials. Key Reasoning: The Court rejected contentions that eyewitnesses PW-1 and PW-10 lacked credibility due to darkness, their relationship to the deceased, or absence of injuries. It found sufficient light for identification, corroboration from independent witnesses confirming their presence at Rayachoti until 10:15 PM (shortly before the 10:30 PM attack), medical evidence matching 18 injuries on the deceased, and rejection of the trial court's unreasonable treatment of PW-10 as a hostile witness. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.