THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL No.3049 of 2018 JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Surender)

This Criminal Appeal is filed by the appellant/accused No.1, aggrieved by the judgment dated 14.11.2018, in S.C.No.28 of 2015, on the file of the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Nalgonda, whereby the appellant/accused No.1 was convicted for the offence punishable under Section

302 of the Indian Penal Code (for short ‘IPC’).

2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant/accused No.1 and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State. Perused the record.

3. The appellant herein, accused No.1, and his wife, accused No.2, were tried for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 34 of IPC. However, the learned Sessions Judge found the appellant/accused No.1 guilty for the offence under Section 302 of IPC, while giving the benefit of doubt to accused No.2.

4. PW.1 is the de facto complainant and the son of Pannala Sathaiah (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’). He lodged a Telugu written complaint on 28.04.2013 at 08.15 P.M., stating that PWs.2, 3, and the decea