1. The appellant No. 1 Shri Bhusan Lal Das stands convicted under S.302, I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life. His other companion, namely, Appellant Nos. 2, 3 and 4 who were charged similarly with the aid of S.109 of I.P.C. were also convicted under S.302/109, I.P.C. and sentenced to imprisonment for life by the judgement dated 31st May, 1990 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, South Tripura in the case of S.T. N0.29 (S.T.) / 89. Through this appeal the appellants challenged the judgement and order of conviction of' the learned Sessions Judge, South. Tripura.

2. Adumbrated in brief, the facts of the prosecution case are that on the date of occurrence i.e. 26-11 - 1987 a Video shows was being exhibited in front of Rangamati Co - operative premises which is opposite to the house of Bibhisan Das, the father of the appellant No l intervened by Amarpur - Bampur road. At about 9/9.30 p.m. deceased Krishnanayan Das was going to witness the Video show along that road. But no sooner had he reached in fount of the house of Bibhisan Das, then all the accused - appellants, it was alleged, came out of the house of Bibhisan Das with lethal weapons in their hands and attacked the dece