M. KARPAGAVINAYAGAM, J.

( 1 ) THE appellants! A-1 and A-2 have filed this appeal, challenging the Judgment in S.

C. No. i20 of 1986 on the file of the II Additional Sessions, -Judge. Trichy, convicting the appellants for the offences under Section 302 read with 34 I. P. C. , (two counts), and Section 324 read with 34 I. P. C. and sentencing them to undergo life imprisonment for each count under Section 302 read with 34 I. P. C. and to undergo RI, for two years for the offence under Section 324 read with 34 I. P. C. while convicting and sentencing the i st appellant for the offence under Section 324 read with Sii I. P. C. also to undergo RI, for one year. The substantive sentences were directed to run concurrently.

( 2 ) THE accusation against the accused! appellants is that on 14-3 i986 at about ii. 00

A. M. at Sundankudi Thattankurichi village, Ariyalur Taluk. A-1, the first appellant herein by means of a bala-knife (M. O. i) on being handed over by A-2, attacked the is deceased (D-1) Chandrakasan by cutting on the back side of his head, stabbed on the 2nd deceased (D-2) Karuppaiah, on his left forearm, left leg and abdomen, caused injuries on P. W. 2 Chellakkannu on hi