IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1059 OF 2010 Between: The State of A.P. … PETITIONER And Chilukuru Ramana Reddy & 2 others … RESPONDENTS This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1059 OF 2010 ORDER: 1. The Public Prosecutor seeks to file appeal against acquittal recorded by the Special Sessions Judge for Trial of Cases under the SCs & STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Nalgonda, in S.C.No.82 of 2007. 2. Though several witnesses were examined by the prosecution in the lower Court, except family members of the de facto complainant/P.W.1, no other witness supported P.W.1’s version. The other witnesses who are family members of P.W.1 were not eye witnesses to the occurrence. Thus, there is solitary testimony of the victim as P.W.1 before the lower Court. The lower Court assessed her evidence with reference to other circumstances namely, contents of F.I.R. and delay in giving F.I.R. and came to the conclusion that there are contradictions in P.W.1’s evidence from her previous statements and that therefore, no reliance can be placed on P.W.1’s evidence. On perusal of the record, I am satisfied that finding of acquittal recorded by the lower Court is proper and legal. 3. Hence, the criminal appeal is dismissed. ______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 18, 2010 KL HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL APPEAL No.1059 OF 2010 August 18, 2010 KL