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PETITIONER:

CAMILO VAZ

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

STATE OF GOA

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/04/2000

BENCH:

Ruma Pal, D.P.Wadhwa

JUDGMENT:

D.P. WADHWA,J.

Sole appellant is aggrieved by the judgment dated

28.11.1997 of the Bombay High Court at Goa upholding his

conviction for an offence under Section 302 of Indian Penal

Code (’IPC’ for short) and sentence of life imprisonment

awarded to him by the District and Sessions Judge, South Goa

at Margao.

Originally there were 17 accused including one

absconding, who were tried for offences under Sections 302,

307, 326, 325, 143, 144, 140 IPC read with Section 149 and

Section 120-B IPC for having committed the murder of Simon

Fernandez (Simon), a Sub-Inspector of Police and attempt to

murder his two brothers, namely, Irineu Fernandez (Irineu)

and Victor Fernandez (Victor). Sessions Court convicted

five of them including the appellant holding them guilty of

murder of Simon under Section 302 read with Sections 120-B

and 149 IPC. They were further held guilty for attempt to

murder of Irineu and Victor under Section 307 read with