On 29.1.2000 around 6.30 A.M., all the accused persons Al to A57 came in a mob to the house of D 2 Appalanaidu and attacked him with dangerous weapons.
So the entire mob of the accused group came and attacked D 1, D 2 and others.
1 to 7, 8, 12, 21 and 24, A1, A8, A12, A21 and A24 were companyvicted for homicidal death of Appalasamy hereinafter referred to as D1 .
P.W.1 Potnuru Laxminarayana the wife and P.W.2 son of D 2, are eyewitness for the attack on D 2.
The motive for the attack is that a love letter was sent by son of A 47 to a girl, who was a relative of D 2.
The case was registered as crime No.13 of 2000 for various offences including Section 307 of IPC.
Prosecution version as unfolded during trial is as follows Accused party belongs to a particular political party.
Originally, there were 57 accused persons.
In support of the appeal, learned companynsel for the appellant submitted that PWs 1 evidence is unreliable because the companyplaint Ex.
P.W.3 wife of D 1, is the eyewitness to the death of D 1.
W.53 Sub Inspector of Police went to the hospital and recorded the statement from P.W.1.
The present appeal is filed by accused number.
Thereupon they went round the village and attacked the Congress supporters P.W.4 to P.W.33.
Then they went to D 1s house and attacked him.
Thereafter there was rumour that one person of the accused group was killed.
A case and companynter cases were registered as Crime No.11 and 12 of 2000.
Prosecution party belonged to another political party.
On 31.1,2000, D 1 died.
On 10.2.2000, D 2 died.
Some of them were acquitted by learned Sessions Judge, Vizianagaram.
Hence the appeal by these 11 appellants.
A1 and A7 were companyvicted for causing death of Appallanaidu D2 .
All the injured persons were taken to Hospital at Gajapathipuram.
Due to this there was a clash between the two groups.
Both the parties were arrested.
