STATE OF A.P. vs B. VENKATA RATNAM . — Crl.A. No. 818/2006

Case Summary: State of A.P. v. B. Venkata Ratnam (Crl.A. No. 818/2006) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the State's appeal against the High Court's sentence reduction. The Court confirmed the conviction of the first respondent under Section 326 IPC and imposed a sentence of one year imprisonment (instead of the High Court's reduction to time already served). For the second respondent convicted under Section 324 IPC, the Court found no reason to interfere. The appeal was disposed of accordingly on August 4, 2006. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.