In Brief
Eleven persons were convicted of rioting and murder (Sections 302/34 IPC) and other serious offences, resulting in death and injuries. The accused challenged their conviction, attacking the evidence of two injured eyewitnesses on grounds of omissions, contradictions, and the complainant's criminal background, and relying on defence witnesses regarding a nearby dance performance and timing disputes. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions, holding that the injured witnesses credibly identified each accused and the weapons used, withstood cross-examination, and that minor inconsistencies did not undermine their core testimony. The defence evidence was properly rejected by lower courts. The appeal was dismissed and the High Court's conviction and sentence affirmed.
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