THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 484 OF 2016

JUDGMENT:

(Per Hon’ble Sri Justice N. Tukaramji)

This appeal is filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘CrPC’) against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 31.05.2016 in Sessions Case No.91 of 2011 passed by the XII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District.

2. We have heard Mr. T.Pradyumna Kumar Reddy, learned Senior Counsel for appellant Nos.1 and 3/accused Nos.1 and 3, Ms. G.Jaya Reddy, learned counsel for appellant Nos.2 and 4/accused Nos.2 and 4 and Mr.C.Damodar Reddy, learned Senior Counsel, representing Mr.C.Ruthwik Reddy, learned counsel on record for appellant No.5/accused No.5 and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent-State.

3. In the impugned judgment the appellants/convicts/accused Nos.1 to 5 (hereinafter ‘accused’) were convicted for the offence under Section 302 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (for short, ‘IPC’) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and pay fine of Rs.2,000/- in default simple imprisonment for six mont