THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.306 & 315 OF 2020 COMMON JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Surender)

1. Crl.A.No.306 of 2020 is preferred by the appellants/A-2, A-3, A-4, and A-6, and Crl.A.No.315 of 2020 is preferred by the appellants/A-1, A-5, and A-7, questioning their conviction for the offences under Sections 120-B, 302 r/w.34, 143, 144, 147, 148, and 302 r/w.149, 307, and 307 r/w.149 of IPC, on the file of Principal Sessions Judge, at Nalgonda.

2. Since both the Appeals arise out of the common judgment in S.C.No.23 of 2019, both are heard together and disposed of by way of this common judgment.

3. Heard Sri V.Raghunath, learned senior counsel appearing for A-2, Sri P.Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel appearing for A-1, A-5, and A-7, Smt.G.Jaya Reddy, learned counsel appearing for A-3, A-4, and A-6, and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4. All the accused Nos. 1 to 7 belonging to two families, were prosecuted for committing the murders of the two sons (D.1 & D.2) of P.W.1. A-6, A-7, and P.W.4 are brothers; A-1 and A-5 are sons of A-7; A-2, A-3, and A-4 are sons