( 1 ) BY a judgment dated 10th January, 1955, we disposed of Criminal Appeal No. 454 of 1954. The appellant therein was the first accused in Sessions Case No. 50 of 1954 in the Court of Session, Visakhapatnam division. He was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge under section 114 read with section 302, Indian Penal Code and sentenced to transportation for life. The conviction and sentence were confirmed by our judgment in the appeal. It may be no ted that he was tried along with two other accused in the Sessions Court and there were two different charges framed, one against him and the other two accused (first charge) and another against him and the third accused (second charge ). The charges are as follows : (1) That you three on or about 28th day of March, 1954, before 11 P. M. at Koruprolu, agreed to cause to be done an illegal act to wit murdering Putta Appalaraju and that the same act to wit murder of Putta Appalaraj was done in pursuance of the agreement and you three thereby committed an offence punishable under section I2o-B read with section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and within my cognizance. (2) That you (1) Putta Venkatrayudu (A-1) and (2), Putta