In Brief
Eight accused were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Abdul Rahman and grievous injuries to others in an attack on 12 November 1993. They appealed, arguing only five were named in the FIR while charge-sheeted against twelve, and that witness statements contradicted police records. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, holding that the FIR clearly mentioned twelve accused (five named, seven as 'others'), and minor discrepancies in eyewitness accounts are normal in chaotic incidents. The common object of the unlawful assembly was established by their joint armed attack and refusal to let victims seek medical aid for three hours.
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