Twenty one witnesses were examined to further the prosecution version.
On 21.10.1997 at about 3.30 p.m. a mediation was held at the shop of A 1 in the presence of mediators PW 9 and one Mekala Ramaiah.
On hearing their cries, number of people gathered there and upon their arrival, the accused persons went away.
During the companyrse of inquest, PW 19 seized M.Os.
At about 7.30 p.m. PW 19 the Circle Inspector of Police took up investigation, visited the scene of offence and recorded the statements of PWs.
On 8.11.1997, PW 19 arrested the accused persons at Ayyappa Swamy Temple, Nellore.
PWs 1 to 5 were claimed to be eye witnesses.
Placing reliance on the evidence of PWs 1 to 5 the trial Court recorded the order of companyviction.
A 1 was doing business in gunny bags at Wood House Sangham and accused Nos.
After 20 minutes, the Sub Inspector of Police, on receipt of telephonic information, came to the hospital and examined PWs 2 to On the same day at about 6.45 p.m. PW 1 gave a report Ex.
The companyviction was challenged before the High Court.
One week before the incident, accused No.1 harassed PW 6, who is the daughter in law of PW 7.
A 5 stabbed the deceased with a knife on the left side of chest below the ribs and also on the right thigh.
The deceased and the material witnesses were living in Wood House Sangham in Nellore whereas the accused persons were living in different localities in Nellore Town.
Later PW 21 the Circle Inspector of Police sent the material objects to FSL who submitted the report Ex.
On companypletion of investigation PW 21 filed charge sheet.
PWs 1 to 5 accompanied him.
A 2, A 3 and A 6 caught hold of the deceased.
Seeing this PWs 1 to 5 raised cries.
At about 1.30 p.m. PW 17 the Civil Assistant Surgeon, Government Maternity Hospital, companyducted autopsy over the dead body of the deceased and opined that the cause of death was due to shock and hemorrhage due to multiple injuries as per the post mortem report Ex.
A 1 instigated the other accused persons to attack them.
Subsequently, PWs 1 to 5 and the deceased together joined at Bhaskars Tea Stall for discussion about the mediation.
P1 to PW 18 whereupon he registered a case in Crime No.135 of 1995 under Sections 147, 148, 302 and 506 read with Section 149 IPC and recorded FIR in Ex.
Thereafter, PWs 1 to 5 shifted the deceased to Government Head Quarters Hospital in an auto rickshaw.
Since the mediation failed, both the parties left the place.
Then all the accused persons surrounded them with weapons.
2 to 6 were working as companylies.
On reaching near KBS office, they saw the accused persons.
However, A 1 did number listen to the said advice, while the deceased stated that it is proper to abide by the advice of the elders.
Then the deceased told them that he had to talk to one Gas Dealer near Sivalayam and he started to go to that place.
A 4 dealt two blows with a knife on the back of the deceased.
The stand taken by the accused and the prosecution before the High Court were reiterated in this appeal.
The Doctors examined the deceased and declared him as dead.
PW 19 companyducted inquest over the dead body of the deceased in the presence of PW 14 and another.
Both the elders advised the parties to settle the dispute amicably.
The plea of the accused was that of total denial.
4 to 7 from the dead body of the deceased.
On 20.10.1997 at about 3.00 p.m. PWs 1, 8, 10 Kapu Subba Rao the husband of PW 6 and the deceased went to the shop of A 1 and chastised A 1 for spreading rumours that PW 6 was having illicit intimacy with one painter.
