JUDGMENT

Arijit Pasayat, J.-Leave granted.

2. Appellants call in question legality of impugned judgment rendered by the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, whereby it upheld the conviction and sentence awarded by the Additional Sessions Judge, Jashpurnagar.

3. Prosecution version which led to the trial of the appellants (hereinafter referred to as the accused by their respective names) is as follows:

On 29.11.86 information was lodged by Jhanguram (PW-2) that six persons had assaulted him with intention to take his life, and had also caused injuries to his wife Pandri Bai (PW-4) and his daughter-in-law Tilobai (PW-5). On the basis of such information, the case was registered and investigation was undertaken. On completion of investigation charge was framed for commission of offences punishable under Sections 147, 148, 307 read with Section 34 and Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (in short IPC ). It was alleged that accused Khodhibai (since acquitted) and Pandri Bai (PW-4) are sisters. There was a bad blood between them over certain properties and civil litigation was going on. The six accused persons were cutting the crops raised by Jhanguram (PW -2) on the date