(M. CHOCKALINGAM, J.)

1. This judgment shall govern these two appeals in C.A.Nos.220 and 221 of 2010 by A1 and A-2 respectively.

2. These appeals challenge a judgment of the Additional Sessions Division, Fast Track Court No.V, Chennai, in S.C.No.292 of 2009 whereby the appellants stood charged namely A-1 under Sec.302 IPC, A-2 under Sec.302 r/w 34 IPC and both A-1 and A-2 under Sec.506(2) IPC, tried and found guilty as per the charges, and A-1 was awarded life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.10000/- and default sentence under Sec.302 IPC, and A-2 was awarded life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.10000/- and default sentence under Sec.302 r/w 34 IPC, and both A-1 and A-2 were awarded 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.1000/- and default sentence under Sec.506(2) IPC.

3. Short facts necessary for the disposal of these appeals can be stated as follows:

(a) P.W.1 is the elder brother; P.W.2 is the sisters husband and P.W.3 is the sister of the deceased Iyyappan. Both the accused are well known to them. The deceased and one Pandi Kumar who was doing joint finance business with A-1, were friends. A-1 and Pandi Kumar had strained relationship, and t