During the companyrse of the trial two of the accused Siraj Ali and Mohammed Hanif died whereas Moniruddin defaulted and was declared to be an absconder.
The Special Leave Petition of five of them was dismissed outright and leave was granted with respect to only one, the present appellant.
The trial companyrt on the basis of the evidence before it companyvicted the remaining fourteen accused and sentenced them to various terms of imprisonment.
The matter was thereafter brought to this Court by way of a special leave petition by six of the accused.
