HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. LAKSHMAN AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos.1289, 1079 AND 1089 OF 2017 DATE: 07-04-2026.

Between in Crl.A. No.1289 of 2017 Mr. Madasu Shiva Kumar & others .. Appellants - Accused Vs.

The State of Telangana, rep.by its Public Prosecutor, High Court at Hyd. .. Respondent - Complainant The Court made the following:

COMMON JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice K. Lakshman)

H eard Mrs. G. Jaya Reddy, learned counsel for appellants -

accused Nos.1, 2 and 5 to 8 in Crl.A. Nos.1289 & 1079 of 2017, Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy, learned counsel for appellants - accused Nos.3 and 4 in Crl.A. No.1089 of 2017 and Mr. Syed Yasar Mamoon, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondent - State.

2 . Crl.A. No.1289 of 2017 is filed by the appellants - accused Nos.1, 2, 5 & 6, while Crl.A. No.1079 of 2017 is filed by accused Nos.7 and 8 and Crl.A. No.1089 of 2017 is filed by accused Nos.3 and

4, challenging the judgment dated 24.08.2017 in S.C. No.394 of 2016 passed by learned Principal Sessions Judge, Mahabubnagar.

3. Vide the aforesaid judgment, learned trial Court convicted the appellants - accused for the offences under Sections