In Brief
Three men were convicted of murdering three persons in broad daylight in 1995 using firearms. The accused challenged their conviction, claiming eyewitness evidence contained contradictions and improvements. The Supreme Court upheld the convictions, finding the eyewitness accounts of the two witnesses consistent, credible, and reliable despite being related to the victims. The Court established common intention under Section 34 IPC, noting all four accused came together armed with firearms to the field where victims were working. The absence of any alibi plea and the antecedent enmity (electoral and property disputes) supported conviction. The appeals were dismissed and the sentences upheld.
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