M. Karpagavinayagam, J.

A-1 Sundaramurthy was convicted for the offences under Sections 294, 341 and 302 read with 109 I.P.C. A2 Ramachandran was convicted for the offences under Sections 294 and 302 I.P.C. They were each sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 read with 109 and 302 I.P.C., respectively and rigorous imprisonment for three months for the offence under Section 294. A1 was also sentenced to undergo one month simple imprisonment for the offence under Section 341 I.P.C. Aggrieved by the said conviction and sentence, this appeal has been filed by the accused 1 and 2.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is as follows:-

" a) The deceased Subramanian is the husband of Kanagavalli P.W.1. P.W.3 Ranganathan is the father of the deceased. P.W.4 Vellachi is the wife of P.W.3. A-1 Sundaramurthy is the brother of P.W.3 Ranganathan. A-2 Ramachandran is the brother-in-law of A-1. One Papathi is the daughter of A1. She got married to Sundaramurthy P.W.6, who is the elder brother of P.W.1 Kanagavalli. A-1 and other witnesses are residing in Palur Colony.

b) Three days prior to the date of occurrence, "Valaikappu" function of Papathi was c