V. Bharathidasan, J.

The appellants in this appeal are the accused in Sessions Case No.103 of 2012, on the file of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge, Tirupur. They stood charged for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code. The Trial Court, by judgement dated 19.02.2013, convicted the appellants/accused both under Sections 302 and 392 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced them to undergo life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs.2000/- each, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 302 of IPC, and to undergo 10 years rigours imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs.1500/- each, in default, to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months for the offence under Section 392 of IPC. Challenging the above said conviction and sentence, the appellants/accused have filed this present appeal.

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

(i) The deceased one Saraswathi, mother of P.Ws.1 and 6, was aged about 70 years. At the time of occurrence, she was residing alone at Pannaiyar Thottam, Chettipalayam, and P.Ws.1 and 6 were living separately in the same village. On 26