1. This appeal has been filed by the appellants / accused Nos.1 and 3 as against the conviction and sentence, dated 06.02.2019, made in S.C.No.147 of 2015, by the learned V Additional District and Sessions Judge, Madurai.

2. The appellants / A1 and A3 stood convicted and sentenced to undergo imprisonment as detailed hereunder:
(Editor's Note: Tabullar Matter Omitted)

3. The brief facts of the prosecution is as follows:
(i) Accused 1 and 3 are friends. The deceased along with A1 and other accused murdered one Kalidas in the year 2005. In that case, A1 and one Anees alone were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and in that case, the deceased Mannarmydheen was acquitted and hence, both are inimical. When the matter stood thus, the deceased assaulted the nephew of A1, for which the deceased was arrested and released on bail. The above incident also aggravated the strain in the relationship. A2 was arrested in connection with the murder case of one Paramakudi Murugan. He was under the impression that the deceased in this case was an instrumental for his arrest by the police. Therefore, A2 has also animosity against the deceased. Due to such animosity, on 21.01.2014, at about 11.00