( 1 ) ACCUSED 1 and 3 in S. C. No. 84/81 on file of the Additional sessions Judge, Krishna Dist. , are the appellants. They and another accused (A-2) were charged for an offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 I. P. C. for causing the death of one Parise Dharmaraju on march 25, 1981 at about 10 A. M. in front of the tailoring shop of P. W. 8 in Santha Bazaar of Challapalli town, Krishna District. The Sessions court acquitted A-2 and convicted the appellants for an offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 I. P. C. and sentenced each of them to undergo imprisonment for life.

( 2 ) THE case of the prosecution, shorn of the redundant details unfolded at the trial, is as follows -The deceased and the accused are the residents of Devarakota village which is situated at a distance of 3 to 4 miles from Challapalli town. The accused belong to the Communist marxist Party and the deceased and P. Ws. 1 and 2 belong to the Congressparty. There were political factions in the village. The impetus to faction has erupted with the selection of the house sites for the Harijans and the other weaker sections. The deceased and others on one hand and the accused p