JUDGMENT :

C.Praveen Kumar, J.

Accused No.1 in Sessions Case No.1 of 2013 on the file of the learned District and Sessions Judge, Ananthapuramu is the appellant herein. The present Criminal Appeal came to be filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment, dated 05.11.2014, in Sessions Case No.1 of 2013 on the file of the learned District and Sessions Judge, Ananthapuramu. Originally, A-1 was tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 I.P.C. while A-2 and A-3 were tried for the offence punishable under Section 201 I.P.C.

2. Vide judgment, dated 05.11.2014, the learned Sessions Judge, while acquitting A-2 and A-3, convicted A-1 for the offence punishable under Section 302 I.P.C. and accordingly, sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months. A-1 was also convicted for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with 201 I.P.C. and accordingly, sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo rigorous imprisonm