(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B.V.L.N.Chakravarthi) 1. Heard Sri K.Chidambaram, learned Senior Counsel for appellants and Sri Y.Nagi Reddy, learned Public Prosecutor. 2. The appellants are the Accused No.1 and 2 in Sessions Case No.390 of 2013 on the file of learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari at Tanuku.

3. The appellants/A-1 and A-2 were tried for the offence U/s.302 r/w.34 IPC and 380 r/w.511 IPC, for causing the death of Atmakuri Srinivasulu @ Venkata Rao (hereinafter referred to as deceased), who was working as Security Guard, ATM Center, Axis Bank, Pydiparru, Tanuku, and attempt to commit theft of cash from the ATM Machine located in the ATM Center on 10.03.2012 at about 10.30 p.m.

4. The learned IV Additional District &Sessions Judge, West Godavari, at Tanuku, vide Judgment dated 15.03.2016, convicted the appellants/A-1 and A-2 for the offence U/s.302, 380 r/w.511 IPC and sentenced them to undergo life imprisonment, and to pay a fine of Rs.1,000/- each for the offence U/s.302 IPC, in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of six (06) months each. They were further sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a