(1.) The appellants are accused Nos. 1 and 2 in S.C. No. 53 of 2015, on the file of the Principal Sessions Court, Srivilliputhur. The Trial Court framed three charges against the accused, as detailed below.
(2.) By a judgment and order dtd. 18/4/2016, the Trial Court convicted the accused and sentenced them, as under:-
(3.) The case of the prosecution, in brief, is as follows:-