JUDGMENT :

C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J.

1. Accused Nos. 1 and 2 in Sessions Case No. 566 of 2014 on the file of learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hindupur who are the appellants herein, were tried for the offence under Section 302 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 [for short “I.P.C.”] for causing the death of one A. Venkateswara Rao [deceased] who is the husband of A.2.

2. Vide Judgment, dated 17.06.2015, learned Sessions Judge convicted both the accused for the offence under Section 302 r/w. Section 34 I.P.C. and sentenced each one of them to suffer Rigorous Imprisonment for Life and also to pay a fine of Rs. 5000/- each, in default, to suffer Simple Imprisonment for two years each. Assailing the same, the present appeal came to be filed.

3. The facts, in issue, are as under:

(i) A.2 is the wife of the deceased while A.1 is the father of A.2. PW-1 is the brother, PW-2 is the sister and PW-5 is the mother of the deceased. PW-1 was working as an Inspector, in Land Army Corporation Limited, Bellary. The marriage between the deceased and A.2 took place at Hindupur about 12 years prior to the date of his giving evidence. A.2 along with A.1 were staying at Model Colony, Hindupur Town.