RAMESH MADHAV BAPAT, J.

( 1 ) THE above case of murder was investigated by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Police Establishment, Central Bureau of Investigation, Special Investigation Team, Madras for murder of two persons firstly Deceased No. 1 named Magunta Subbarama Reddy, who was a Member of Parliament, Ongole (hereinafter called as "d-1"), and was elected on Congress-I Ticket in the year 1991 from Ongole Constituency, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh and secondly his gunman named Ch. Venkataratnam (hereinafter called as "d-2") who was killed along with D-1 and causing injuries to P. Ws. 1 and 2 during the course of same transaction by the accused. Initially eight persons were shown as accused in the charge sheet. The case against A-5 and A-8 got abated as they died before the commencement of the trial. The case against A-3, A-4, A-6 and A-7 was separated, as they could not be arrested. The trial was conducted only against A-1 and A-2 being the appellants herein.

( 2 ) THE case of the prosecution was that there was a conspiracy in between A-1 to A-8. A-2 was the driver of the vehicle. A-1 participated in committing the offence along with the other accused, who wer

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