JUDGMENT:

C. Praveen Kumar, J.

Heard Sri. M.V. Raja Raam, learned Counsel appearing for Accused Nos. 2 and 3 [appellants herein] and Sri. S. Dushyanth Reddy, Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, through Blue Jeans video conferencing APP and with their consent, the appeal is disposed of.

1. A2 and A3 in Sessions Case No. 19 of 2013, on the file of the X Additional District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam at Anakapalle, are the Appellants herein. Originally, there were four [04] accused, but, the case against A1 and A4 was separated as they were juveniles on the date of incident vide Order, dated 28.07.2014.

2. The two appellants were tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302, 369, 379, 201 read with 34 of Indian Penal Code [“I.P.C.”]. Vide its Judgment, dated 05.01.2015, the learned Sessions Judge, convicted both the accused for the offences punishable under Section 302 read with 34 I.P.C. and sentenced each of them to suffer imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- in default to suffer simple imprisonment for 90 days. They were further directed to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of seven [07] years and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000/- for the offen