IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.82/2000

1) Venkatesh Patil,

2) Ramdas @ Ram Patil,

3) Pralhad @ Prabhu Patil,

All presently undergoing sentence

at Central Jail,

Aguda, Bardez, Goa.

..... Appellants.

V/s.

S T A T E

..... Respondents.

Mr. S.G. Dessai, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Arun Bras de Sa,

Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. A.P. Lawande, Public Prosecutor for the State/

Respondent.

CORAM : A.S. AGUIAR &

P.V. HARDAS, J.J.

DATE : 5th March, 2002.

ORAL JUDGMENT :

Under challenge in this appeal is the Judgment

and Order dated 26.9.2000 passed by the learned Addl.

Sessions Judge, Margao convicting the accused/appellants

herein for the offence punishable under Section 302, read

with 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sentencing them to

undergo Imprisonment for Life.

2. The learned Addl. Sessions Judge has based

his Judgment and Order of conviction on the evidence of

eye witnesses who have deposed as to the actual incident

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as well as circumstantial evi