JUDGMENT :

C. Praveen Kumar, J.

Heard Smt D.S. Lakshmi, learned Legal Aid Counsel for the appellant/accused and Sri S. Dushyanth Reddy, learned Public Prosecutor for the respondent State.

2. The present Criminal Appeal came to be filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment, dated 07.10.2015, passed by the learned VI Additional Sessions Judge, Anantapuramu at Gooty in Sessions Case No.277 of 2013.

3. The sole accused in Sessions Case No.277 of 2013 was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 392 I.P.C. Vide judgment, dated 07.10.2015, the learned Sessions Judge convicted the accused on both the counts and accordingly, sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C.; and to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years and to pay a fine of Rs.500/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months for the offence punishable under Section 392 I.P.C.. Substantive sentences were directed to run concurrently.

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