JUDGMENT

 A rioting, which was of grave nature, took place on 14-6-1981 between 2- 4.30 p.m. at Yerragunttakata, Gyarrukotta village in Cuddapah District. During the course of the rioting four persons died and several witnesses, including PWs 1, 2, 7-16, 18, 19 and 20 were injured. Fiftyone accused were charge-sheeted and tried. The learned Sessions Judge convicted 10 of them for the offences of murder and sentenced them to undergo imprisonment for life. They were also convicted under various counts, including being the members of unlawful assembly, for causing several PWs injuries. Learned Sessions Judge acquitted A-11, in particular, accepting plea of alibi set up by him. The convicted accused preferred an appeal. The State also preferred an appeal, except against A-11. The High Court in a detailed judgment accepted the evidence of the injured witnesses to the incident who spoke about the presence and participation of some of these appellants and in this view of the matter, the High Court confirmed the convictions of A-2, A-7 and A-34 under S. 302, IPC and also convictions of A-3, A-5, A- 18, A-22 and A-48 were confirmed by the High Court under Ss. 302/149, IPC. The convictions o