In Brief
Three appellants (Dashrath @ Jolo, Anand, and Laxmi) were convicted by the trial court and High Court under Sections 302 and 149 IPC for forming an unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons and murdering three men. The appellants attacked Birichram and others, causing three deaths. They claimed self-defence, arguing the incident occurred near their home. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, finding the injured eyewitness's evidence credible and weapon recovery corroborative. The Court rejected the self-defence plea, noting the attackers were armed while the complainant party was not. The Court also held the prosecution was not obliged to explain the accuseds' simple injuries. Appeal dismissed."} </invoke>
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