Harun J:

These eight accused were jointly charged before the Sessions Court at Kelang as follows:

1st Charge:

That you jointly on 19 August 1978, at about 2.30 a.m. at the Sri Subramaniam Temple, Kerling, in the District of Ulu Selangor, in the State of Selangor, in furtherance of the common intention of you all, did cause the death of Mohd. Amin bin Doyak with the intention of causing such bodily injury as was likely to cause death and you have thereby committed an offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, punishable under s. 304 Pt. I of the Penal Code and read together with s. 34 of the same Code. 2nd Charge:

That you jointly on 19 August 1978, at about 2.30 a.m. at the Sri Subramaniam Temple, Kerling, in the District of Ulu Selangor, in the State of Selangor, in furtherance of the common intention of you all, did cause the death of Mispan bin Tunut with the intention of causing such bodily injury as was likely to cause death and you have thereby committed an offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, punishable under s. 304 Pt. I of the Penal Code read together with s. 34 of the Penal Code.

3rd Charge:

That you jointly on 19 August 1978, at