( 1 ) THIS is an appeal filed by A-1 and A-2 assailing the convictions and sentences imposed on them. A-1 was convicted u/ss. 302, 201 and 498-A, IPC and sentenced to suffer imprisonment for life, for 5 years and 3 years respectively, whereas A-2 was convicted u/s. 498-A and 201, IPC and sentenced to suffer RI for 2 years and 4 years respectively. Originally, A-1 to A-3 were tried under different charges and A-3 was acquitted of all the charges by the Court below. Hence, this appeal by A-1 and A-2.

( 2 ) THE gravamen of the charge against the accused is that A-1 being the husband and A-2 being the sister of A-1 were harassing the deceased, the wife of A-1, to bring the balance amount of dowry and also to sell the landed property given to her as pasupukumkuma and were also intimidating her by propagating a rumour that she was having illicit intimacy with one Koteswara Rao, and that in furtherance of their common intention to cause the death of the said Koteswaramma (the deceased), they committed her murder on 26-12-1987, and also caused disappearance of the evidence in regard to the said offence of murder by hanging the dead body of the deceased in a room so as to give an appearan

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