The appeal filed by A 1 was dismissed.
The ghastly attack was witnessed by Parasa Mohana Rao PW 1 , Parasa Veeramma PW 2 , Parasa Yesoda Rao PW 3 and Parasa Ganeswara Rao PW 4 .
Parasa Mohan Rao PW 1 and his sons visited the place and chastised the accused and their father for their undesirable behaviour.
All the accused persons and the deceased who were closely related were in hostile terms on account of property dispute.
This led to further animosity.
Investigation was undertaken and subsequently accused persons were arrested.
Accused persons pleaded innocence and claimed trial.
Though elder members of the companymunity tried to settle the dispute there was numberpermanent solution.
But he warded off the stroke with the stick.
It is submitted that A 1 has number preferred any appeal, but present appellants have questioned the reversal of their acquittal to companyviction by the High Court.
The deceased was practically immobilized.
On companypletion of investigation, charge sheet was placed.
A 1 tried to hack PW1 with a knife.
Accused persons left the place.
On 16.8.1997 accused Parasa Satyanarayana A 1 removed the stones at the boundary of the disputed land.
13 witnesses were examined to further the prosecution version.
The prosecution claimed that the appellants snuffed at deceaseds life.
On companysideration of the evidence of the witnesses the Trial Court found that A 1 was guilty of offence punishable under Section 302 IPC, but found the present appellants to be number guilty by giving benefit of doubt.
Matter was carried by the State in appeal before the High Court which by the impugned judgment found them guilty.
2 and 3 faced trial by learned Sessions Judge, Krishna Division at Machilipatnam for allegedly having caused homicidal death of one Parasachinna Ramababu hereinafter referred to as the deceased .
Accusations while led to trial of the accused persons are as follows There was enmity between the accused and the deceased.
On 19.8.1997, the fateful day, three accused persons along with their father came to the house of PW1 and picked up quarrel.
Information was lodged at the police station immediately.
Parasa Ghaneswara Rao and Parasa Venkateswara Rao and O Gitchaiah protested and questioned the accused persons about their behaviour.
Subsequently, at about 10.45 a.m. deceased was returning to his house.
Parasa Raja Manikyala Rao appellant number1 A 2 caught his right hand and Parasa Raja Govind Rajuluappellant number2 A 3 caught his left hand.
ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Three persons including present appellants, who were accused number.
As he reached near a shopping companyplex, all the accused persons in furtherance of their companymon intention murdered the deceased.
