S. JYOTHEESWARA REDDY vs STATE OF A.P. — Crl.A. No. 1225/1998

S. Jyotheeswara Reddy appealed his conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC from the trial court, which sentenced him to life imprisonment plus four years rigorous imprisonment for attacking the deceased with a broken beer bottle. The High Court confirmed his conviction. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on April 7, 2004, upholding the conviction as the multiple injuries caused—particularly a severed neck artery—demonstrated the appellant's knowledge that death would likely result, satisfying Section 300 IPC requirements regardless of the weapon used. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.