( 1 ) THE present appellants and another Basalingappa s/o Basappa were tried before the Sessions Court at Raichur for offences under Sections 302, 353 and 506 r/w S. 34, IPC and 109 r/w S. 302, IPC. The substantive charge of these offences was against A. 1 to A. 4, the present appellants. The 5th accused was charged only under Section 109 r/w Section 302, I. P. C. for having abetted the commission of the murder of deceased Rangappa by A. 1 to A. 4. While A. 5 was acquitted, the present appellants were convicted under Sections 302, 324 and 353 r/w S. 34, I. P. C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life, simple imprisonment for one month and simple imprisonment for 6 months respectively each for the aforesaid offences.

( 2 ) THE prosecution case is brief and simple. A. 1 to A. 2 that is appellants 1 and 2 herein are the sons of one Sangyarangayya of the same village Honnakatamalli in Deodurg Taluk of Raichur District. This Sangya Rangayya was murdered some time prior to this incident that occurred on 15-4-1990. Deceased Rangappa was suspected to have committed his murder and he was also arrested and detained in the sub jail at Deodurg pending investigation. There is a Mag