District Court Judge M Ravindran convicted Vijay alias Vijaya Kumar (21) and Murali (22) of Salem for theft and murder.
The court sentenced them to life imprisonment for murder, ten years prison term for theft and three years jail for committing the crime jointly, besides imposing on each a fine of Rs 10,000.
The sentences will run concurrently, it said.
According to the prosecution, the incident took place on March 26, 2013 when the duo broke into the house of one Shanthi here to commit theft.