ORDER

Five persons were convicted in respect of the death of one Boya Pedda Narayan. Among them the first accused - Boya Chinaramudu and his brother Boya Peddaramudu were found guilty of Section 302, IPC besides other offences. The remaining three were the sons-in-law of one or the other of the first two. They were convicted under Section 302, IPC with the help of Section 149. It is unnecessary to mention about the other offences for which they were convicted. A Division Bench of the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence of imprisonment for life passed on them.

2. The above incident happened on the night of 6.11.1994 inside the house of the deceased. According to the prosecution, there was love-lost between the deceased and her mother PW-3 Seshamma on the one side and A1 and A2 (who were her cousins) on the other. This was on account of some claim which the two accused made in respect of the properties left behind by the father of the PW 3, Seshamma. More details of the aforesaid dispute are not necessary, except saying that the said dispute had sprouted acute enmity in the mind of A1 and A2 towards PW 3 Seshamma. Hence they determined to avenge for it. Hence all the five