T. Venkateshwarlu, Ongole Town vs Sho, Ongole Ii Town P.S., Prakasam Dist. on 27 July, 2020
50. Committing grave offence of murder in an isolated place i.e. guard
room in the residential bungalow of Principal District Judge, Prakasam
at Ongole is a matter of serious concern and the question of witnessing
the incident directly by third parties is not expected during night more
particularly, when the incident took place during mid night of
24/25.03.2013. In those circumstances, based on circumstantial
evidence, the court has to decide the complicity of the accused, though
extra judicial confession allegedly made by the accused before P.V Subba
Rao, Tahildar (P.W.8) is disbelieved, the other proved circumstances
complete the links in the chain of circumstances which consistently
pointing out the guilt of the accused. Hence, based on proved
circumstances, the Sessions Court found the accused guilty for the
offence and even after reappraisal of the entire evidence available on
record, exercising power under Section 374 (2) Cr.P.C. based on the
principles laid down in Kamlesh Prabhudas Tanna & Anr v. State Of
Gujarat26, it is difficult to come to any other conclusion than the
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conclusion arrived by the Sessions Court. Hence, we have no hesitation
to hold that the proved circumstances established the guilt of the
accused and we also found no ground to interfere with the findings
recorded by the Sessions Court.