This revision has been preferred against the judgment in S.C.No.111 of 2002 on the file of the Sessions Judge, Perambalur. There are totally 15 accused in this case.

2. The short facts of the prosecution case relevant for deciding this criminal revision are as follows:

On 24. 2000 at about 16.00 hours in Kunnam Main Road, due to previous enmity, A1 to A15 armed with deadly weapons and unlawfully assembled with an intention to murder the witness Jayaveeran and A1 assaulted with reaper on his hand causing simple injury and A2 assaulted with aruval on his hand and caused simple injuries and A3 assaulted with reaper and caused grevious injuries and A1 assaulted Ravichandran, who intervened to stop the crisis with reaper on his hand and caused grievous injury, and A5 assaulted with reaper on his right eye brow and A6 kicked with his leg and A7 assaulted with reaper on his left leg and A8 pelted the stones on his left shoulder, right forehead, right hand and A10 fisted with hand on his nose and caused injuries to Ravichandran, who died on 24. 2000 at about 16.30 hours at hospital and A11 assaulted Jayakodi wife of Ravichandran who intervened at the time when Ravichandran was