JUDGMENT :

Shree Chandrashekhar, J.

In Boarijore (Lalmatiya) PS Case No. 26 of 2008, Sufal Hembram, Chota Dugo Hembram, Bara Dugo Hembram, Dubbo Hembrom, Kadbo Soren @ Chajja Soren and Som Soren were made accused on an allegation that in furtherance of common intention they have committed murder of Bajal Murmu. The wife of Bajal Murmu gave her fardbeyan at 19:00 hrs. on 29.02.2008 at village Babupur before N.K. Sah, SI of Lalmatiya police station. In his fardbeyan, Talamai Marandi stated that she had accompanied her husband to Hatia and while returning when they reached west of Dorma Chowk at about 05:00 PM, she saw that the accused were standing near the bicycle shop of Pradeep Pandit. When they reached near the bicycle shop, Chota Dugo Hembram caught hold of her husband and they started assaulting him. According to the informant, Chota Dugo Hembram attacked her husband with knife and when he fell on the ground Sufal Hembram threw a big stone on the head of her husband - her husband breathed his last on the spot. She has further alleged that when Hanju Murmu tried to intervene to save her husband, Chota Dugo Hembram chased him threatening with knife. About the reason for the murder