C.A.V. JUDGMENT

(PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND)

These appeals arise out of the judgment of conviction and order on sentence in S.C. No.38/2017, dated 17.04.2018 passed by the Principal Sessions Judge at Tumakuru.

2. Criminal Appeal No.781/2018 is filed by accused No.1, Criminal Appeal No.765/2019 is filed by accused No.2, and Criminal Appeal No.1071/2019 is filed by accused No.3. The trial Court, by the impugned judgment, convicted all the accused for the offences punishable under Sections 120B and 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, and sentenced each of them to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence punishable under Section 302 of the IPC , and to pay a fine of ₹25,000/- and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further imprisonment for a period of three years. The trial Court further sentenced each of them to undergo imprisonment for life for the offence punishable under Section 120B of the IPC , and to pay a fine of ₹25,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to undergo further imprisonment for a period of three years. Both sentences were directed to run concurrently.

3. It is the case of the prosecution that the deceased, Chirag, and accused No.1