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Dandu Lakshmi Reddy vs State Of A.P on 17 August, 1999

15) An identical situation came up for consideration before the Apex Court in Dandu Lakshmi Reddy v. State of A.P.1 It was a case where Appellant (Dandu Lakshmi Reddy) and his mother Narayanamma were convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code only on the strength of dying declarations given by Lakshmi Devi (the deceased) on 7th October, 1997. Both the accused were sentenced to imprisonment for life. They together approached the High Court of Andhra Pradesh challenging the conviction and sentence but in vain. Appellants mother Narayanamma, in her old age, preferred to surrender to her fate by languishing in jail without approaching this Court, but her son the appellant - did not lose heart and he filed this appeal by special leave. After considering the authorities on the subject, the Apex Court held as under:
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