JUDGMENT

Dr. E.S. DA SILVA, J. - The appellants are the accused in sessions case No. 6/92 who arc challenging the judgment of the learned Sessions Judge, South Goa, Margao dated 3.8.1993. By the aforesaid judgment the learned Sessions Judge has convicted both the appellants for offences under sections 302 and 201 of the I.P.C. r/w. section 34 of I.P.C. and sentenced each of them of life imprisooment and fine of Rs. 1,000/- and in default to 3 months R.I. as far as the offence under section 302 of I.P.C. is concerned and 6 months R.I. and Rs. 500/- fine or in default to plus 2 months R.I. in respect of the offence under section 201 of I.P.C.

2. This is a case which allegedly occurrcd on the night of 2.12.1991 at Pirla, Quepem and the body of the deceased was purported to have becn diseovcred only on 6.12.1991. The main prolagonisls of the tragic incident are the accused No. 1 Surekha Desai married to one Suresh Desai, a police constable at that time attached to Colva Police Station, Ashok Gavade the accused No.2, who is a labourer working in the sugarcane plantation at Pirla and the deceased Rohidas Shankar Desai who was working as a peon at Pirla in the Animal Husbandry Department