JUDGMENT :

1. This Criminal Appeal is directed against the judgment, dated 01.05.1998 passed in S.C. No. 845 of 1996 on the file of the II Additional Sessions Judge, Karimnagar, whereby and whereunder the learned II Additional Sessions Judge found A1-Vangala Balamallu guilty for the offences under Sections 304-Part-II and 201 IPC and A3-Gandla Narasiah @ Muthyala Narsaiah guilty for the offence under Section 201 IPC and convicted them accordingly and sentenced A1 to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for three years for the offence under Section 304-Part-II IPC and Rigorous Imprisonment for two years for the offence under Section 201 IPC and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,000/- in default, to suffer Simple Imprisonment for three months and A3 to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for two years for the offence under Section 201 IPC and to pay a fine of Rs. 2000/- in default, to suffer Simple Imprisonment for three months.

2. The appellants 1 and 2 herein are A1 and A3. They along with another accused person (A2-Buchala Mallaiah) were put on trial before the II Additional Sessions Judge, Karimnagar for the offences under Sections 304 and 201 IPC. The prosecution case, in brief, is:—

A1 and A2 are adjacent