V. BHASKARA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal arising from the judgment of the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, in S. C. No. 161/1991, dated 8-7-1993, convicting the appellant under Section 302 of Indian Penal Code and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for life.

( 2 ) THE prosecution case is that the accused is the eldest son of the victims viz. , Maisaiah and Chennamma while P. W. 1 is their third son and Pochiah is second son and Shankariah and Jangiah are younger sons. The accused and Pochiah were already married and they were living separately. PWs. 1 and 2 younger brothers of P. W. 1 were living with their parents (victims) jointly. The accused has been demanding partition of the lands ever since the date of his marriage, but the deceased was reluctant as three of his younger sons were yet to be married. There were disputes in that connection. That is said to be the motive for the accused to administer poison in the today bottles on, 15-1-1990, which happened to be Sankranti festival day. The accused had been to the house of his parents in the evening carrying two bottles of poisoned today and made his father and mother to consume the same and they b

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