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4. The case of the prosecution, in brief, before the Court below, according to the substance of the charge sheet in C.C. No.5 of 2004 is that A-2 purchased a thatched house belonging to one Dukkula Udaya Bhaskara Rao and started residing in the said house situated in Donepudi village since 7 or 8 years prior to the date of incident. Since 2 years prior to the date of incident, the de- facto complainant started residing in a house for rent, which is located between the south east corner of the house of the accused. On 06.11.2003 at about 06:30 a.m. the de-facto complainant climbed coconut tree to cut the coconuts. At that time, the wife of A-1 was taking bath in her bathroom and on seeing the de-facto AVRB,J complainant, she ran away into her house. After some time, he was sitting in front of his house on a pial. A-1 went there with a knife and attacked him and tried to hack him across his head. The de-facto complainant put his hand to avert the blow and the knife fell on the left lower arm, which resulted into bleeding injury. Then, he fell down. Then, A-1 again attacked him by hacking with the same knife below knee and caused bleeding injury. At that time, A-2 was also along with A-1 holding an axe. The persons present there witnessed the incident and shifted the injured to Kollur village and from there to hospital for treatment. The statement of the de-facto complainant was recorded in Crime No.70 of 2003 originally under Section 307 R/w.34 IPC and investigated into. On 12.11.2003, both the accused were arrested and sent for remand. LW.13 issued wound certificate opining that the injury No.1 is grievous in nature. Hence, the charge sheet.

14. Turning to the testimony of PW.1, apart from the speaking of earlier disputes with regard to the boundary etc., he spoken to the fact that A-1 brought a knife on that day i.e., on 06.11.2003 from AVRB,J his back and on seeing LW.2-Sunkara Siva Kumari raised cries. Then, he (PW.1) turned back and raised his hand and the accused hacked with a knife on his left hand. His hand was cut and it was hanging with some flesh joining with the body. When LW.2 tried to take him into the house by holding him, he fell down on the ground and then A-1 again beat him with the same knife on his both legs. He sustained bleeding injuries. He found A-2 standing along with A-1 with an axe. On hearing his cries, his family members gathered there. He was taken to Police Station. But, on seeing the severity of the injury, Police asked him to go to the hospital immediately. Then, he was shifted by the people to the Trauma Hospital, Guntur where the Police came there and recorded his statement. Ex.P-1 is his statement.

15. PW.2 is the wife of the injured, who supported the evidence of PW.1 apart from speaking of the earlier disputes with regard to the incident in question. She deposed that on 06.11.2003 at 07:00 a.m he and PW.1 were sitting on the pial situated in front of her house. One panchayat pump was being laid there. PW.1 was discussing with the people who were processing the said work, A-1 brought a knife and tried to hack PW.1 on his head. Then she raised alarm and then PW.1 raised his left hand and A-1 hacked AVRB,J the left hand of PW.1. Due to that blow, even the bone was cut off. He lifted PW.1 to the near doorstep and both of them fell down. Then, again A-1 beat him with knife on the legs of PW.1, who sustained injuries on his legs. A-2 was also there with an axe. They went to Kollur and from there they went to Guntur, Peoples Trauma Hospital. The Police came to the hospital and examined her.

17. PW.4 deposed that about two years prior to the date of his examination in the month of November at 06:30 a.m. while she was present in the house, she heard some disputes going on. She came out. She noticed A-1 hacking PW.1 with a knife on his left hand. The hand of PW.1 was completely severed from the body AVRB,J excepting the skin and she found it hanging from the part of the elbow. Again A-1 hacked PW.1 with knife on his leg. A-2 was there holding an axe.