Judgment

DUA, J.- These are two appeals by special leave. In one appeal, Mansoor, Rashid, lshaq, Yunus and Mehmood s/o Bhondekhan are the appellants and in the other the State has appealed against the acquittal of Ajimkhan, Hakimkhan, Mahmoodkhan s/o Dilawarkhan,Gabbu and Mehmood (sic) (Makku?) s/o Bhondekhan. All the ten accused, namely, Mansoor s/o Bhondekhan, Rashid s/o Allabeli, Ishaq s/o Wali Mohammad, Yunus s/o Mohammed Hussain, Ajimkhan s/o Wariskhan, Hakimkhan s/o Anaskhan, Mahmoodhkhan s/o Dilawarkhan, Gabbu s/o Mohammad Sharif, Mehmood s/o Bhondekhan and Makku s/o Bhondekhan, were charged and tried by the Additional Sessions Judge, Indore, for offences under Ss. 302/34, 302/149,, 307/34 and. 307/149 I. P. C. Out of them 8 accused persons, namely, Mansoor, Rashid, Ishaq, Yunus, Ajimkhan, Hakimkhan, Mahmoodkhan s/o Dilawarkhan and Mehmood s/o Bhondekhan, were in addition charged under Ss. 302, 307 and 148 I. P. C. All these charges relate to the murder of one Karamat Beg Pahalwan s/o Mirza Karim Beg at Bombay Bazar Choraha on January 19, 1965, at about 12-30 P.M. and to an attempt on the life of Ikbal Beg s/o the deceased Karamat Beg Pahalwan at the same time and place.

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