( 1 ) HOW the barks of a dog could have snowballed into the murder of a young student, is the nub of the story narrated in this case. Police charge-sheeted Sambasiva Rao and his father Atchuta Ramaiah as also another relative of them for the murder of the young man (Srinivasa Rao) and also for causing hurt to some others. Sessions Court acquitted the father (Atchuta Ramaiah),but convicted Sambasiva Rao under Section 304 (Part2) besides sections 326 and 324 of the Indian Penal Code and awarded a sentence of rigorous imprisonment for five years to him for the main offence. The remaining accused was convicted under section 324, IPC and was sentenced to R. I. for one year. High Court of Andhra Pradesh, on appeal, convicted Sambasiva Rao under section 302, IPC and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life. By the same judgment, the High Court set aside the acquittal of his father and convicted him under section 326 read with section34 of the Indian Penal Code and a sentence of R. I. for three years has been awarded to him. High Court passed the same conviction and sentence as against third accused also. Hence, all the three have filed this appeal jointly under Section 2 of the Supr