JUDGMENT :

K.Suresh Reddy, J.

Accused Nos.1 and 7 in Sessions Case No.83 of 2016 on the file of the Court of IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kurnool, are the appellants in the present Criminal Appeal. They along with Accused Nos.2 to 6 and Accused Nos.8 to 10 were tried by the learned Additional Sessions Judge under six(06) charges i.e., first charge was under Section 148 of IPC against Accused Nos.1 to 10; second charge was under Section 364 of IPC against Accused Nos.1 to 8; third charge was under Section 302 IPC against Accused No.1; fourth charge was under Section 302 read with 34 IPC against Accused Nos.2 to 7; fifth charge was under Section 201 IPC against Accused Nos.1 to 3 and the last charge was under Section 176 IPC against Accused Nos.9 and 10.

2. Substance of the charge is that on 19.05.2014 at about 7.45 A.M Accused Nos.1 to 10 formed into an unlawful assembly and kidnapped one V. Bangarureddy (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in a Scorpio Vehicle, bearing No.AP-21-AK-4646, near old bus stand, Bethamcherla Village and attacked him at Leprosy Colony, Dhone Mandal, which led to causing his death and in the same process, to screen the evidence, Accused N