In Brief
In this criminal appeal, appellants convicted of murder (Section 302 IPC) and unlawful assembly (Section 149 IPC) challenged their convictions for the 1991 bomb blast deaths of two men in Bihar. The appellants stood outside the shop with guns while confederates hurled bombs; they argued the evidence was suspect, being from interested witnesses with prior enmity. The Supreme Court upheld convictions, holding that: eye-witness testimony credible and corroborated; minor variations between FIR and deposition immaterial; appellants' presence with guns while preventing rescue demonstrates shared common object; and interested witnesses' evidence not ipso facto invalid if corroborated. Appeals dismissed.
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