JUDGMENT

M.K. Mukherjee. J.-In Sessions case No. 96 of 1983 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Anantpur 10 persons (hereinafter referred to as Al to A10 respectively) were tried for criminal conspiracy, rioting with deadly weapons and murders of Kalapuram Paramasani Narasimhudu. Golla Jalla Malli Reddy and Golla Jalla Narayana Reddy (hereinafter referred to as D1, D2 and D3 respectively). The learned Judge convicted and sentenced Al under Section 302 IPC and Section 3 of the Explosive Substances Act for committing the murder of 01 with bombs and A2 under Section 302 IPC (simpliciter) for committing the murder of D2 and under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of D1, Al and A2 were acquitted of the other charges and A3 to A10 of all the charges. Against their convictions and sentences Al and A2 filed two separate in the High Court and the State, in its turn, filed an appeal against the acquittal of the other eight. During the pendency of the appeal Al died and consequently his appeal abated. By a common judgment the High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by A2 and allowed the other appeal in part by setting aside the acquittal of A3 to A6 and convicting and sente