V. Periya Karuppiah, J.

The appeals are directed against the common judgment passed by the Additional District Judge, Namakkal, dated 18.07.2006, in S.C.Nos.115 of 2005 and 184 of 2005. By the said judgment the accused in S.C.No.115 of 2005 were convicted to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 read with 34 I.P.C. and also to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo two months simple imprisonment and in addition A.1 was convicted and sentenced to undergo 7 years rigourous imprisonment for the offence under Section 394 read with 397 I.P.C. and also to pay a fine of Rs.7,000/- in default to undergo one month simple imprisonment and the accused in S.C.No.184 of 2005 was convicted and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment for the offence under Section 302 read with 34 I.P.C. and to pay a fine of Rs.10,000/- in default to undergo two months simple imprisonment and for the offence under Section 394 read with 397 I.P.C he was convicted and sentenced to undergo 7 years rigorous imprisonment and also to pay a fine of Rs.7,000/-in default to undergo one month simple imprisonment.

2. The case of the prosecution would show that the appellants in both t