Ramkumar, J.

The appellants in these appeals are accused Nos.2 and 1 respectively in S.C.No.217/1998 on the file of the Sessions Court, Manjeri, Nirmala (A1), a woman then aged 44 years and her husband’s assistant Manoj Kumar (A2), then aged 30 years were charge-sheeted by the Circle Inspector of Police, Malappuram for offence punishable under Sections 302 and 201 read with Sec.34 I.P.C.

THE CASE OF THE POLICE

2. The case of the prosecution as narrated in the police report (charge-sheet) can be summarized as follows:-

On 10-12-1995 at or about 2 p.m. inside the 2nd room from the north (bearing Room No.IX/199 of Vengara Panchayath) of the line building used as residential quarters and standing in the ownership of Nallattuthodika Moideen Haji @ Poochi Haji and situated on the north of the Malappuram-Kooriyad public road passing through the Vengara bazaar and situated on the west of the Vengara Post Office, the two accused persons out of their enmity towards Abdul Latheef who persistently insisted on return of the money which the accused owed towards him and in furtherance of their common intention to assassinate 23 year old Latheef, intentionally and knowingly caused his deat