SABBITA SATYAVATHI vs BANDALA SRINIVASARAO . — Crl.A. No. 1026/1997

Case under Section II. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010085721997

Filing Date

10-May-1997

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1026/1997

Diary Number

8572/1997

Order Date

15-Mar-2004

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SABBITA SATYAVATHI

    Adv. S.. UDAYA KUMAR SAGAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BANDALA SRINIVASARAO .

    Adv. D. BHARATHI REDDY GUNTUR PRABHAKAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Mar-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 15-Mar-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 24-Feb-2004

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 10-May-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1026/1997

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Summary: Crl.A. No. 001026/1997 - Sabbita Satyavathi v. Bandala Srinivasarao The Supreme Court acquitted respondents A-1 and A-2 of all charges, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. While the trial court convicted them under Section 302 IPC (murder) and the High Court downgraded to Sections 326/324 IPC, the Supreme Court identified critical inconsistencies: the deceased's severe injuries (puncturing heart and lungs) would have caused immediate unconsciousness, making the dying declarations recorded hours later highly suspect; the seven incised injuries found didn't match the prosecution narrative of only two stab wounds; and eyewitness testimony was unreliable. The Court benefited the respondents with reasonable doubt and acquitted them entirely. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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