Indian Penal Code,1860  - Section 120-B , Section 302 , Section 201 , Section 404 , Section 414 , Section 457 , Section 460 , Section 34 , The Arms Act,1959  - Section 4 , Section 25

Criminal conspiracy, murder - Causing disappearance of evidence, robbery with common intention - Conviction and sentence - appellants trespassed the house of deceased by night - Looted and decamped with looted ornaments of silver and gold, cash and other articles - Murder weapon 'Jharbad' - Recovered from A-3 - Trial Court convicted all the 3 - Sentence A-3 to death - Awarded life imprisonment to other 2 accused - High Court - Confirmed sentences - Appeal - prosecution proved case against A-3 - Involved in robbery - Clear from the human blood detected on his clothes - Murder weapon recovered at his instance - A-3 found in possession of huge amount of gold - In form of ornaments ingots and cash for which no explanation - Four gold bangles were identified by A-4 - Seized from A-2 - Chain was identified by him seized from A-1-Ornaments correctly identified - A-1 also found in possession of - Stolen property immediately after the theft - Directly connected with crime - His shirt and shoes were stained with human blood - No explanation - Also no explanation about huge amount of silver ornaments with him - Supreme Court - Merely because - Recoveries from the same place - Already visited by police - Would not dispel evidence of discovery and recovery - Conviction of 3 accused/appellants confirmed - Not clear from the evidence - Who was the actual author of injuries on deceased - No definite evidence about the acts - Each accused - Death sentence to A-3 modified to life imprisonment - Appeals dismissed.

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