1 to 6, 12 and 13; original accused Nos. 1 to 6, 12 and 13 were also charged for murder under section 302; the said accused alongwith original accused No. 16 were also charged under section 302/149; original accused No. 5 was charged under section 324 and he as well as original accused Nos. 1 to 604 4, 6, 12, 13 and 16 were charged under Section 324/149, I.P.C. To bring home the charges against them the prosecu tion mainly relied on the testimony of PW 1 Krishnaveni, PW 2 Venkata Subbamma, widow of the deceased, PW 3, Venkat Rami Reddy and PW 4 Kasireddy sambasiva Reddy, both of whom it is claimed were sleeping on the ground floor of the house of the deceased and PW 5 Annapu Reddy Venkata Subba Reddy, a neighbour who arrived at the scene of incident on hearing the commotion and who at the instance of PW 1 lodged the FIR Exh.