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2. Brief facts of the case are as under: -

On 23.01.2013 at about 3:30 PM, the accused armed with an axe in his hand, entered into the brick industry, where PW.4 was working along with PWs.5, 6, Gangavarapu Ramu (LW.5), Gangavarapu Ramanamma (LW.6) and Sudikonda Nagamani (LW.9), and hacked two front tyres of the tractor engine bearing No.AP 5 X 2902 belonging to PW.4. PW.4 and others tried to stop the accused, but the accused hurled the axe in all directions and tried to attack PWs.4 to 6, Gangavarapu Ramu (LW.5), Gangavarapu Ramanamma (LW.6) and Sudikonda Nagamani (LW.9). Due to fear, they scattered in all directions. At about 3:45 PM, while PWs.2, 3, 7 and 8 and one Avagadda Lakshmi were proceeding to Rampuram Village in the tractor bearing No.AP 36X 9103 with trailer bearing No.AP 36X 9102 loaded with dry grass, the accused came in their opposite direction and hacked on the right thigh of PW.2, with an axe causing severe bleeding injuries to PW.2. Others jumped from the tractor since the accused tried to attack them also with the axe. PW.7 pelted a stone on the accused so as to prevent him from further attacking PW.2. Thereafter, the accused proceeded to the pan shop of One Mamidi Srinivas (LW.13) and hacked one Vanka Apparao (for short 'the deceased'), who was sitting there, on his neck with an axe in the presence of Mamidi Srinivas (LW.13), Munaganti Nooka Raju (LW.14) and Gidithuri Nagesh (LW.15), on account of which, the deceased sustained severe bleeding injury on his neck and fell down. Thereafter, the accused went to Vyjayanthi School situated near the pan shop of Mamidi Srinivas (LW.13), hacked the right side front and back wheels of school bus bearing No.AP 31 TW 3746. Later he went into the village and beat one Kotamsetty Yerramma (LW.16) with a stick on her left shoulder. When the villagers tried to stop the violent acts of accused, he hurled the axe in all directions. Thereafter, PW.1 caught hold off the accused with the assistance of PW.10, Kakara Nagaraju (LW.17) and Lenka Jagannadham (LW.19) and handed over him to the police along with the axe. Basing on the report of PW.1, PW.19, the then Inspector of Police, Kothavalasa circle registered a case in Crime No.11 of 2013 for the offence punishable under Section 307 IPC and issued First Information Report (Ex.P.11); recorded the statement of P.W.1 and seized M.O.1 in the presence of PW.15 and Golla Gopi Nagaraju (LW.32). He also examined PW.10 and Lenka Jagannadham (LW.19). PWs.3 and 11 shifted the deceased and PW.2 in 108 ambulance to K.G.Hospital, Visakhapatnam for treatment. On the very same day, P.W.19 arrested the accused and recorded his confessional statement in the presence of PW.15 and one Golla Gopi Nagaraj (LW.32) and sent him to judicial custody. On 27.01.2013 at about 4:30 AM, the deceased died while undergoing treatment in K.G.Hospital, Visakhapatnam. Basing on the report (Ex.P.2) lodged by PW.12-brother-in-law of the deceased, informing the death of the deceased, PW.18 added 302 I.P.C. in addition to Section 307 I.P.C. Thereafter, he handed over the investigation to PW.19, who went to King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam and recorded the statements of PWs.2, 3 and 11.

10. PW.3 was another person, who travelled along with PW.2 in the tractor. She stated that on the date of incident, she saw the accused hacking PW.2. On the date of incident, when herself, PW.2-Driver of tractor, PW.7, PW.8 and LW.12-Avagadda Lakshmi, were proceeding to the village of PW.2 from their village, the accused came in opposite direction holding MO.1 on his shoulder and hacked PW.2 with MO.1 on her right thigh. Herself and two others jumped from the tractor. P.W.7-Mutyalanaidu pelted a stone at the accused asking him to leave PW.2. Thereafter, the accused hacked one old man, who was sitting by the side of baddi, on his head and neck, with MO.1 causing bleeding injury. The accused also hacked the tyres of the private bus with MO.1. Large number of people, who gathered there, caught hold of the accused and handed over him to the police. PW.3, PW.2 and the deceased were shifted in 108 Ambulance to King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam for treatment. One day after the incident, the old man died and she was examined by the police in the hospital.

11. PWs.7 and 8, who were the persons who travelled along with PW.2, deposed that when they reached near Rajapathrunipalem Village, the accused came in opposite direction with MO.1 in his hand and hacked on right thigh of PW.2. Then PW.7 stopped the tractor suddenly and pelted a stone on the accused. The accused proceeded towards their back side, as such all of them ran away. Thereafter, the accused hacked one old man, who was sitting by the side of pan shop and also hacked the tyres of the school bus with MO.1. Thereafter, police came to the scene, took the accused along with them and shifted PW.2 and the deceased in 108 ambulance to the hospital. P.W.3 accompanied them.

13. PW.4, who is a resident of Kummaribanjeru Village of Kothavalasa Mandal, was examined as eye witness to the incident. He deposed that on the date of incident, the accused came from hill area from western side of his industry armed with MO.1. On seeing the accused, one person, by name Ramanamma-LW.6, escaped and went away due to fear. Then the accused hacked both front tyres of his tractor and also hacked PW.2, who was travelling in the tractor loaded with dry-grass. Thereafter, the accused also hacked one person, who was sitting by the side of the buddy, and found one injury on the neck of old man. Thereafter, PW.2 and deceased were shifted to King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam for treatment. He gave statement before the Judicial First Class Magistrate, Srungavarapukota under Section 164 Cr.P.C. and was examined by the police.