In Brief
Three men were convicted of murdering an elderly man and assaulting his three grandchildren during a violent confrontation over a land dispute involving a deity. The accused had arrived armed with axes and cutting weapons, allegedly provoked by worship at a contested site. The High Court upheld the conviction. In appeal, the Supreme Court rejected arguments that the grandchildren's testimony was unreliable due to family relationship, and dismissed claims that the fatal head injury resulted from accidental fall. The Court found premeditated attack with deadly weapons, affirmed the murder conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, and upheld life imprisonment sentences.
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