ANNAREDDY CHINNA REDDY vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 825/2005

Summary of Crl.A. No. 825/2005 (Annareddy Chinna Reddy v. State of A.P.) On 17 January 2006, the Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's criminal appeal. The appellant was initially acquitted by the trial court alongside two co-accused, but the High Court reversed his acquittal while upholding the others' acquittals. The High Court convicted him under Section 302 IPC (life imprisonment) and Sections 25(1)(a)(b) and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959 (3 years rigorous imprisonment each, with concurrent sentences). The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision, finding the trial court's acquittal perverse and noting the High Court properly relied on three eye-witnesses whose testimony was corroborated by medical evidence. The appeal was dismissed with no further relief granted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.