Judgement

SARKARIA, J.:- This appeal is directed against a judgment of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, converting appeal by the State - the acquittal of the appellant into conviction. Appellant No. 1(for short. A-1) was an arrack contractor doing liquor business inter alia within the territorial jurisdiction of Police Station Indukurpet, District Nellore, while Appellant No. 2 (for short, A-2) was a Sub-Inspector of Police in charge of this Police Station.

2. The appellants and one other person were tried by the First Additional Sessions Judge Nellore on charges under Sections 120-B. 366, 376,302/34, 201. 218. 468/34, 324, Penal Code relating to the abduction rape and murder etc. of two sisters, named Kalarani and Chandrika Rani of Nellore. The Sessions Judge acquitted the three accused of all the charges. Against the acquittal of the appellants only the State preferred an appeal. The High Court partly allowed the appeal, set aside the acquittal on charges 7, 8, 9 and 11 and convicted A-2 and A-1 under Sections 201, 201, /34, Penal Code and sentenced each of of them to five years rigorous imprisonment.A-2 and A-1 were further convicted under Sections 318 (sic) (S. 218?) and 318/109. (s