JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-Three persons including present appellants, who were accused Nos. 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 ). All the accused persons and the deceased who were closely related were in hostile terms on account of property dispute. The prosecution claimed that the appellants snuffed at deceased s life.

2. Accusations while led to trial of the accused persons are as follows :

There was enmity between the accused and the deceased. Though elder members of the community tried to settle the dispute there was no permanent solution. On 16.8.1997 accused Parasa Satyanarayana (A-1) removed the stones at the boundary of the disputed land. Parasa Mohan Rao (PW-1) and his sons visited the place and chastised the accused and their father for their undesirable behaviour. This led to further animosity. On 19.8.1997, the fateful day, three accused persons along with their father came to the house of PW 1 and picked up quarrel. A-1 tried to hack PW 1 with a knife. But he warded off the stroke with the stick. Parasa Ghaneswa