THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.SURENDER AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.244 & 489 OF 2021 COMMON JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice K.Surender)

1. Crl.A.No.244 of 2021 is preferred by the appellant/A-1 and Crl.A.No.489 of 2021 is preferred by the appellant/A-2, questioning their conviction for the offences under Sections 302 and 379 of IPC, pending on the file of II Additional District &

Sessions Judge (FTC), Adilabad at Mancherial.

2. Since both the Appeals arise out of the judgment in S.C.No.113 of 2019, both are heard together and disposed of by way of this common judgment.

3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellants/A-1 and A-2 and Sri Arun Kumar Dodla, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.

4. The case of the prosecution is that A-1 and A-2 are friends. The deceased, who is the son of P.W.1, owned an auto.

He gave the said auto to P.W.4 on rent.

5. On 17.06.2018, at about 10 a.m., A-1, A-2, and the deceased went to the wine shop of P.W.6. There, they sat in the permit room and left the room. Thereafter, all three of them went to the house of P.W.5. According to P.W.5, both the appellants and the deceased stayed in his room