STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH vs NARAGUDEM PAPIREDDY — Crl.A. No. 966/1997

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010068421997

Filing Date

19-Apr-1997

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 966/1997

Diary Number

6842/1997

Order Date

25-Feb-2004

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

    Adv. GUNTUR PRABHAKAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.NARAGUDEM PAPIREDDY

    Adv. D. BHARATHI REDDY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Feb-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 25-Feb-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 19-Apr-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 966/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Andhra Pradesh's appeal challenging the High Court's conviction of accused persons under sections 324/325 IPC (causing hurt/grievous hurt) instead of section 302 IPC (murder) for an incident resulting in Narsimha Reddy's death. The Court found insufficient evidence of murderous intent, noting the accused used only lathis (non-sharp weapons), avoided vital body areas, and caused non-vital fractures that, while ultimately fatal after five days, did not indicate intention to kill or knowledge of imminent danger to life. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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