RAVINDRA SHALIK NAIK Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Challenge in these appeals is to the common judgment of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, dismissing the appeals filed by the present appellants. The appellants were found guilty of offence punishable under Sections 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short the IPC ). The appellant Ravindra was also convicted for offence punishable under Section 324 IPC. Appellants Ravindra, Navesh and Shalikrao are hereinafter referred to as A-1, A-2 and A-3 The learned Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Yuvatmal had found the appellants guilty as aforenoted.

(3.) Background facts in a nutshell are as follows: