JUDGMENT

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice C.Praveen Kumar)

1. In-spite of service of notice on respondents, none appear on their behalf. Heard Sri. S. Dushyanth Reddy, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, through Blue Jeans video conferencing APP and with his consent, the appeal is disposed of.

2. Assailing the Judgment, dated 31.05.2011, passed in Sessions Case No. 212 of 2009 on the file of the Principal Sessions Judge, Kurnool, wherein, A1 and A2 were tried for an offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C. and acquitted, the present Criminal Appeal is filed by the State.

3. A1 and A2, who are the son and father, came to know about the illegal intimacy of the deceased with PW3, who is the sister of A2. About four days prior to the incident, both the accused went to the house of PW1 [father of the deceased] and warned him to have control over his son.

4. On 22.01.2008, PW1, his wife [not examined] and the deceased slept in their house. While so, in the early hours around 3.00 A.M., PW1 noticed the deceased [son] and his cycle missing from the house. On suspicion, PW1 along with PW2 and others went to the house of PW3. They noticed PW3 with injuries and on enquiry, PW3 informed them that whil