THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.2184 OF 2018 & 2571 of 2018 COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Surender)

Criminal Appeal No.2184 of 2018 is filed by the appellant/accused No.2, and Criminal Appeal No.2571 of 2018 is filed by the appellant/accused No.1. Since both the appeals are filed questioning the judgment in SC No.397 of 2012 on the file of the learned Special Judge for Trial of Offences under SCs and STs (POA) Act-cum-VI Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Secunderabad, both these appeals are disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard Sri Mohd.Muzaffer Ullah Khan, learned legal aid counsel for the appellants and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State.

3. The case of the prosecution is that PW3, who is the father of the deceased (Swathi), went to the police station and filed a complaint with the police at 04.15 PM. In the said complaint, PW3 narrated that his son-in-law / PW4 informed PW3 that his wife/the deceased was found murdered by someone and there was a deep cut injury to her throat. PW3 and his wife/PW5 went to the flat and found that the body was