(1.) Heard. For the reasons stated below, leave to appeal against order of acquittal is refused.
(2.) OPPOSITE party members faced trial in S.T. Case No. 28/309 of 2002 of the Court of Additional Sessions Judge, Khurda on the charge of murder punishable under Section 302/34, IPC.
(3.) IN course of the trial, prosecution relied on the evidence of six witnesses and the post -mortem report marked Ext. 1. Amongst the prosecution witnesses, P.W. 1 is the sister and P.W. 5 is the father of the deceased. They are admittedly post -occurrence witnesses. P.Ws. 23 and 4 have been described as eye -witnesses to the occurrence and P.W. 6 is the doctor who conducted autopsy and proved the post -mortem report.