JUDGMENT :

1. State has filed this Criminal Appeal against the acquittal of A-1 Kasappagari Krishna Reddy, A-2 Kasappagari Ramachandra Reddy and A-3 Kasappagari Anjan Reddy for the offence under Section 354 IPC and inadequate sentence imposed on them for the offences under Sections 323 and 447 of IPC.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is:

P.W. 1 K. Janakamma is a married woman and she was aged about 29 years as on the date of occurrence. P.W. 2 K. Ranga Reddy is her husband and P.W. 3 K. Kantamma is her mother-in-law. A-1 to A-3 are brothers and they are sons of K. Narayana Reddy P.Ws. 1 to 3 and A-1 to A-3 belong to Pullalarevu village. On 13-12-1997 at about 4 P.M. while P.W. 1 was proceeding to her house from hayrick yard A-1 came in the opposite direction and asked her “Na Daggaraku Vastava”. Thereupon, she took out her chappal and showed at A-1. A-1 went away hurling threats that he would see her end. P.W. 1 returned to the hayrick yard and informed the same to P.W. 3. P.W. 3 told her that the matter would be placed before the village elders. While so, A-1 to A-3 tresspassed into the hayrick yard of P.W. 1, A-2 abused her and beat her with a chappal on her head, shoulder and on