JUDGMENT

Nanavati, J. - These three appeals arise out of the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 933 of 1989. As they have arisen out of the same judgment, they were heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment. Criminal Appeal No. 411 of 1991 is filed by original accused Nos. 4 and 6 who were convicted under Sections 148, 452 and 302 read with 149IPC along with accused Nos. 1 to 6,7 to 10 and 13 and whose convictions and order of sentence have been confirmed by the High Court, Criminal Appeal No. 412 of 1991 is filed by original accused Nos. 8 and 10 whose conviction under Section 324 IPC only is confirmed by the High Court. Criminal Appeal No. 413 of 1991 is filed by the State as accused Nos. 1 to 3, 7 to 10 and 13 came to be acquitted by the High Court for the offences punishable under Sections 148, 302 read with 149 and 452 read with 149 IPC.

2. In all 14 accused were tried for committing murder of one Veerabhadram of Kamanchikal Village and causing hurt to his wife Saraswati, in the Court of the Sessions Judge Khammam, in Sessions Case No. 121 of 1988. It was the prosecution case that Village Kamanchikal is divided