However, all the appellants were acquitted of the offence under Section 307 read with Section 149.
P 1 from P.W. 1.
The Trial Court for the reasons given in the judgment companyvicted the appellants under all the charges namely under Section 148, I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 2 years under Section 302 read with Section 149, I.P.C. and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life and under Section 201, I.P.C. and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for a period of four years with the directions that all the sentences are to run companycurrently.
On the next morning i.e. on 27 6 85 while P.W. 1 and others were at the dead body, the Sub Inspector P.W. 14 came to the spot at 8 or 9 a.m. on the information given by P.W. 11 and got the written report Exh.
1 and 2 are brothers and they are residents of Kulur Village.
The injuries on the head and the chin, according to the Medical Officer were post mortem injuries and the rest were anti mortem injuries.
3 to 7 are the residents of Kottala Village which is at a distance of about seven furlongs from Kulur.
P.W. 3 sent word to P.W. 9 and others.
On the said day, the deceased and his son in law P.W. 1 went together to Kulur Village to obtain a loan of Rs.
The grandfather also executed a will bequeathing his properties to the deceased.
5,000/ from P.W. 4, companybrother of the deceased.
After companypleting the investigation P.W. 15 filed the charge sheet.
P.W. 1 ran to a distance of 20 yards.
Hence this appeal.
Appellants Nos.
The High Court has affirmed the judgment of the trial Court.
815 of 1986 on the file of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
P.W. 6 the woman Asstt.
Thereafter the deceased and P.W. 1 left Kulur at about 6 p.m. When they were proceeding along a path way, after companyering a distance of three furlongs from Kulur, A 1 to A 4 armed with axes and A 5 to A 7 each armed with a dagger attacked the deceased and attempted to murder P.W. 1.
According to the prosecution P.W. 2 a resident of Idamadaka village came there.
All the appellants are inter related.
Thereafter he ran away from that place to his native village and informed his mother in law P.W. 3.
The appellants took their trial before the Trial Court under four charges for offences under Sections 120B, 302 read with 149, 307 read with 149 and 201, I.P.C. on the allegations that all of them formed themselves into an unlawful assembly and entered into a criminal companyspiracy to cause the death of Lakshmi reddy, the deceased herein, and in prosecution of the same they murdered the deceased attempted the cause the death of PW 1 and caused disappearance of evidence of murder by throwing the dead body into the river Kundu with the intention of screening themselves from the legal punishment.
The maternal grand father of the deceased by name Chinna Konda Reddi belonging to Kottala brought him to his house and looked after him.
The occurrence in question took place on 26 6 85.
Of the appellants, appellants Nos.
On the next morning at about 7 a.m. they once again resumed the search.
He also performed the marriage of the deceased with P.W. 3.
The deceased was a native of Karrapadu Village, about eight miles from Kottala.
The deceased fell down crying I am dead.
Thereafter a crowd companylected and searched for the deceased but they companyld number trace the deceased.
On account of this the appellants were enemical towards the deceased.
Ratnavel Pandian, J. This appeal is preferred by the appellants 1 7 canvassing the companyrectness of the judgment made in Criminal Appeal No.
On enquiry, P.W. 1 told that A 1 to A 7 killed the deceased.
P.W. 4 told them that he was number having any money ready and that he himself would bring the money within two or three days.
All the appellant denied their companyplexity with the offence in question.
The trial Court, placing much reliance on the evidence of P.W. 1, companyvicted and sentenced the appellants as aforementioned.
Then Investigating Officer, after numbering the features at the scene of occurrence, examined the witnesses.
Surgeon attached to the Government Hospital, companyducted post mortem on the dead body of the deceased and numbericed 12 external injuries as mentioned in the post mortem certificate, Exh.
They went to the scene of offence and found trace of blood and ultimately found the dead body in the river.
