CH.RADHAKRISHNA MURTHY vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 504/2009

Summary of Crl.A. No. 000504/2009 On March 20, 2009, the Supreme Court heard Ch. Radhakrishna Murthy's appeal against his conviction under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and IPC offences. The Court granted leave and allowed the appeals, limiting the notice to the question of sentence. Since the appellant had already served more than one year in custody (exceeding the minimum one-year sentence for the PCA offence), the Court directed that the sentence shall be reduced to the period already undergone, while upholding the conviction. The appellant was ordered to be released from custody forthwith unless required in custody for any other case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.