# Sessions Case No.137 of 2000 (State vs Jyothi & Ors.; custodial death of woman detainee Krishna Woman, Mahila Police Station Vijayawada); AP High Court Crl.A.No.1326 of 2007 (A-4), decided 20-04-2011

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Trial-court conviction (Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada (Krishna district); Sessions Court). Convicted 17 August 2007. Appeal status: Upheld on appeal.

## Summary

Per the AP High Court judgment of 20-04-2011, the night-duty Woman Police Constable (A-4) of Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada — whose full name is not stated in the accessed judgment text — was convicted with three colleagues by the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada on 17-08-2007 in Sessions Case No.137 of 2000 for the May-1999 custodial death of woman detainee a Krishna woman Her appeal (Crl.A.No.1326/2007) was partly allowed: convictions under IPC 302/348/331 were set aside but the IPC 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) conviction was confirmed, with release if that sentence was already served.

## Report card

By judgment dated 17 August 2007, the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada (Krishna district) convicted the Woman Police Constable (night duty), Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada (Krishna district).

- Register number: AP 39 CW 0022
- Case reference: Sessions Case No.137 of 2000 (State vs Jyothi & Ors.; custodial death of woman detainee Krishna Woman, Mahila Police Station Vijayawada); AP High Court Crl.A.No.1326 of 2007 (A-4), decided 20-04-2011
- Court and date: The Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada (Krishna district), 17 August 2007
- Officer(s) at the material time: Woman Police Constable (night duty), Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada (Krishna district)
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (trial; set aside on appeal); Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (trial; set aside on appeal); Section 331 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (trial; set aside on appeal); Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (trial; CONFIRMED on appeal)
- Facts in brief: Per the AP High Court judgment of 20-04-2011, the night-duty Woman Police Constable (A-4) of Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada — whose full name is not stated in the accessed judgment text — was convicted with three colleagues by the Sessions Judge, Mahila Court, Vijayawada on 17-08-2007 in Sessions Case No.137 of 2000 for the May-1999 custodial death of woman detainee a Krishna woman Her appeal (Crl.A.No.1326/2007) was partly allowed: convictions under IPC 302/348/331 were set aside but the IPC 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) conviction was confirmed, with release if that sentence was already served.
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: Trial: life (s.302) + 2 yrs RI each (ss.348/331/201); appeal (Crl.A.No.1326/2007, partly allowed) set aside ss.302/348/331 convictions and confirmed only s.201 IPC conviction (2 yrs RI + fine), release if already served
- Present status of the proceedings: The conviction was affirmed in appeal.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/708956/gandikota-venkateswarlu-and-gandikota-ranga-rao-appellant-hash-state-of-ap-respondent/); [Appellate judgment](https://www.courtkutchehry.com/judgements/708956/gandikota-venkateswarlu-and-gandikota-ranga-rao-appellant-hash-state-of-ap-respondent/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-32-006)

## At a glance

- Category: Violence & unlawful detention
- Sub-category: custodial death
- Location: Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
- Officers: Woman Police Constable (night duty), Mahila Police Station, Vijayawada (Krishna district)
- Sentence: Trial: life (s.302) + 2 yrs RI each (ss.348/331/201); appeal (Crl.A.No.1326/2007, partly allowed) set aside ss.302/348/331 convictions and confirmed only s.201 IPC conviction (2 yrs RI + fine), release if already served
- Verification: V1 · Trial court