JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, against the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed upon the appellants by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District, in S.C.No.75 of 2019 dated 18.08.2020.)

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellants / accused 1 & 2 against the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed upon them by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District, in S.C.No.75 of 2019 dated 18.08.2020.

2. The appellants herein are arrayed as accused No.1 & 2 respectively in the above referred sessions case. They stood charged for the offence punishable under Section 302 r/w 34 of IPC. After a full fledged trial, the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Krishnagiri found the appellants / accused 1 & 2 guilty under Section 304 (ii) r/w 34 of IPC. Accordingly, they were convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/- each, in default to undergo 6 months simple imprisonment, further ordered to return the fine amount to the wife of the deceased as compensation under Section 357(1) of Cr.P.C.

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