They alongwith five others were tried by the Sessions Court.
The prosecution mainly relied on the evidence of the three eye witnesses P.Ws 3, 13 and 15.
On internal examination he found that vital organs were injured and death was due to these injuries.
1 and 2 reduced to imprisonment for life.
Then all of a sudden, appellant Nos.
He opined that these injuries were defensive in nature.
On 30th July, 1984 at about 7.45 P.M. Teg Bahadur Singh, hereinafter referred to as the deceased, was in the companypany of his brother Arjun Singh, P.W. 3, Darshan Singh P.W.13 and Pradeep Sharma P.W.15 in Cotton Bazar, Calcutta after attending to a customer Ram Babu Gupta, P.W.9.
2 to 4 emerged and caught hold of his hands and legs.
At about 7.45 P.M, the deceased left the shop and was proceeding towards the Guddy.
An inquest was held and the dead body was sent for post mortem.
He companyld number apprehend anyone of them.
l alongwith two unknown persons stabbed the deceased indiscriminately with knives.
3 and 4 and the remaining five were sentenced to imprisonment for life.
The Investigating Officer arrested the accused and at their instance it is alleged that he recovered some weapons.
The rest of the prosecution case has been believed by the High Court.
P.W. 11 the Doctor, companyducted the autopsy and he found a number of incised wounds ail over the body.
P.W.3 gave a statement and Sub Inspector of Police registered the crime.
1 and 2 herein were sentenced to death.
He also found injuries Nos.
8 to 13, 15 and 16 on the right and left hand and right and left forearm and the fingers.
They removed the victim to the hospital.
At that time appellant No.
The learned Sessions Judge believed their evidence and companyvicted everyone of the accused as mentioned above.
Appellant Nos.
On appeal, the High Court acquitted five of the accused and companyfirmed the companyviction of all the four appellants but the sentence of death passed against appellant Nos.
P.Ws 13 and 15 also were there.
1 came with two unknown persons .on a motor cycle and stopped at the spot where the deceased was held.
P.W.22 the Investigating Officer took over the investigation.
Appellant No.
At that time the other accused in the case also came and shouted that the deceased should be finished.
Appellant Nos.
Jayachandra Reddy, J. This Criminal appeal pursuant to leave granted under Article 136 of the Constitution of India had arisen in respect of companyvictions of the four appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life.
He also found an injury on the abdomen.
