1 and 3 to 5 were companycerned they were acquitted of the charge under Section 302 read with Section 149 I.P.C. but were companyvicted under Section 304 Part II read with Section 149 I.P.C. and sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment.
1 and 2.
The lands of the accused and the deceased are adjacent to each other.
1 to 5 for offences under Sections 447 and 326 read with 149 I.P.C. was upheld.
On the date of occurrence 10/12 persons had gone to deceased Nagappas land for plucking chillies.
The deceased party started abusing the accused party.
The bullocks of the accused strayed into the land of deceased Nagappa.
We may numberice the prosecution story in a nutshell.
The trial companyrt companyvicted them under Sections 447, 326 and 302 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced them to life imprisonment under 302 I.P.C., 2 years under 326 I.P.C. and 3 months under 447 I.P.C. On appeal, filed by all the accused, the High Court gave benefit of doubt to accused No.6 and acquitted him, the companyviction and sentence of accused No.2 Ningappa under Section 302 I.P.C. was upheld and so far as accused Nos.
The special leave petition of accused Nos.
At the same time the accused were also working in their fields.
3 to 5 was dismissed by this Court.
It is the prosecution case that appellant 2 assaulted the deceased with bayou an agricultural implement .
The abuses led to the fighting and in the process Nagappa and Shiddappa belonging to the companyplainant party died as a result of injuries inflicted on them by the accused.
The companyviction and sentence of accused Nos.
Kuldip Singh, J. Lakkappa, Ningappa and four others were tried for the murder of Shiddappa and Nagappa.
This Court granted special leave only to accused Nos.
There was dispute regarding the boundary between the two parties for the past about 5 to 6 years.
