Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 199– 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 203

Nominal Index

Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. with connected case, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 199

Tirumanuyam Srinivasulu Reddy @ Srunivasulu & Another v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 200

Y. Praveen Kumar & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 201

Setty Bhaskara Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 202

Boya Hothuru Alliswamy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 203

Judgement/ Orders

Mere 'Reading Out' Grounds Of Arrest To Accused Only During Production Before Trial Court Violates Article 22(1) Mandate: AP High Court

Case Title: Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr. with connected case

Case No.: Criminal Petition Nos. 6456, 6463 and 6467 of 2026.

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 199

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that merely reading out the remand report, case record, order of arrest and grounds of arrest to an accused at the time of production before the Special Judge does not amount to sufficient compliance with the constitutional mandate under Article 22(1). [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 199]

The Court made the observation while holding the arrest and consequential remand unsustainable in the case of former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kesireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL).

No Direct Evidence Of Murder Needed When Kidnapping, Last Seen & Swift Recovery Of Body Form Complete Chain: AP High Court

Case Title: Tirumanuyam Srinivasulu Reddy @ Srunivasulu & Another v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 474 of 2018

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 200

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that where the time between the kidnapping of a minor girl and recovery of her dead body was short, the prosecution could not be expected to produce direct evidence of the actual commission of murder.

The Court accordingly upheld the conviction and life sentences of two accused, finding that the 'last seen' theory and other circumstances, including those attracting Section 106 of the Indian Evidence Act, established their guilt. 

SC/ST Act | Eyewitness To Caste Abuse Must Be Independent And Impartial: AP High Court

Case Title: Y. Praveen Kumar & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr.

Case No.: Criminal Petition No. 3174 of 2023

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 201

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while examining an allegation of caste-based abuse under the SC/ST Act, the requirement of “public view” must be considered in the context of whether the alleged eyewitnesses were independent and impartial. 

The Court accordingly quashed the criminal proceedings against a Sub-Inspector and a Constable arising from a Head Constable's complaint alleging caste-based abuse and criminal intimidation. 

It held that the complaint could not be examined in isolation and had to be assessed in the context of the disciplinary action that had led to the complainant's suspension, the delay in filing the criminal complaint and the antecedents of the persons cited by him as eyewitnesses.

AP High Court Upholds Attempt To Murder Conviction, Says Simple Injuries By Itself Does Not Negate Offence If Intention Proved

Case Title: Setty Bhaskara Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Case No.: Criminal Revision Case No. 793 of 2009

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 202

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the nature of injuries sustained by a victim cannot, by itself, determine whether an offence of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC is made out, particularly when the manner of assault and the weapon used establishes the requisite intention or knowledge that death was likely to be caused.

The Court accordingly upheld the conviction of a man under Section 307 IPC for attacking the victim with a knife and inflicting eleven blows on his neck, observing that the fact that the injuries were simple in nature would not, by itself, negate the offence.

Identity, Homicidal Death Established After Body Exhumed From Tomb, But Circumstantial Chain Incomplete: AP High Court Acquits Four

Case Title: Boya Hothuru Alliswamy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Case No.: Criminal Appeal No. 2593 of 2018

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 203

The Andhra Pradesh High Court while ordering acquittal in a murder case observed that although the identity of the deceased and the homicidal nature of her death stood established after her body was exhumed from a tomb, the prosecution failed to prove the circumstances connecting the accused with the murder beyond reasonable doubt.

The Court accordingly acquitted four accused who had been convicted of kidnapping and murdering a 62-year-old woman noting that the prosecution failed to establish the remaining links in the chain of circumstances.