M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

The accused in Sessions Case No. 230 of 2011 on the file of V Additional District and Sessions Judge (FTC), Khammam at Kothagudem, preferred this criminal appeal under Section 374(2) Cr.P.C, 1973 challenging the conviction and sentence passed in calendar and judgment dated 14.03.2012.

2. One Jalli Bhadraiah (P.W.1), the de facto complainant and the accused Jalli Radha Krishna are the residents of Jallivarigudem. P.W.2 Jalli Chandramma is the wife of Jalli Bhadraiah. Kalluri Muthaiah, the deceased is the sister-in-law's son of P.W.1-Jalli Bhadraiah. P.W.3-Karam Bojji is the brother of the deceased and resident of Kaiguru Village of Chintoor Mandal. P.W.4-Jalli Chinnathamaiah, P.W.5-Punam Chandraiah, L.Ws. 6 to 11 i.e. Jalli Somaiah, Jalli Pullarao, Jalli Subbamma, Jalli Nagaiah, Jalli Laxman Rao and Jalli Raju are also residents of Jallivarigudem, all are closely related to one another.

3. The facts of the case in nutshell are that, on 05.01.2011 at about 07:00 P.M, the accused went to the house of P.Ws.1 & 2 and Kalluri Muthaiah (deceased) and took away Kalluri Muthaiah (deceased), offering feast, went to their fields, had toddy at their fields. Afte