They all resided in village Wadi Buzrug.
Accused 3 picked up a quarrel with Bajabai.
The deceased Devidas had three brothers, namely, Purbha, Jaiwanta and Ananda.
On receiving the blows dealt by the appellant, Devidas dropped dead at the spot.
Just at this juncture, Devidas deceased returned home.
He questioned Tatya, accused 2, why he was quarreling with his mother?
The mother of the deceased tried to intervence the assailants dealt blows to her also.
Baijabai also went into a spoon.
Accused 2, and 4 also, used their sticks against the deceased.
At this juncture, Tatya, accused 2, who was present at the door of his premises, asked Baijabai to hold her tongue.
Ananda PW 9 came to the rescue of his brother, but the appellant hit him with the axe, while his companypanious assaulted him with sticks.
At the time of occur.
Baijabai PW 8 .
Her shebuffelow browsed the vegetable creepers of Jaijabai.
The assailants then bolted away.
Some sharp words were exchanged between these two womena.
He and accused 4 were carrying sticks, while the appellant accused 1 was armed with an axe.
The appellant then suddenly urged a head and gave three blows to Devidas, two with the blunt side and one with the sharp side of the weapon on the head.
Ananda PW 9 and Jaiwanta PW 10 , both the companyrts below have found the appellant guilty of murder.
Ananda also fell unconscious.
rence, Devidas and Ananda were living together, while his other brothers were residing separately.
Baijabai P.W 8 is their mother.
On October 7, 1972, at about 7.45 P.M., Shrimati Baijabai PW 8 returned home from the field.
On the basis of the testimony rendered by the injured witnesses, namely, Smt.
The facts are as follows Accused 1, 2 and 5 are the sons of accused 4 while accused 3 is the wife of Munjaji.
S. Sarkaria, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against a judgment, dated April 23, 1976, of the Bombay High Court, whereby the companyviction of the appellant by the Additional Sessions Judge, Nanded, for an offence under Section 302, Penal Code, with a sentence of life imprisonment, was upheld.
