Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302, 307, 114, 147, 148, 149–Conviction–Death sentence to three accuseds Appellants started to damage the public transport vehicles–In this sequence, they sprinkled petrol on a bus full of girls students and set it on fire–They were fully aware that the girls might not be able to escape–No provocation–Three girls stood to death and twenty sustained injuries–Identification and presence of appellants well proved–Fact of sprinkling petrol also well established–A-4 kept the motorcycle in starting position for fleeing from the spot–No prejudice was caused to defence on account of discloser of his confessional statements because the prosecution case well established–Conviction and death sentence confirmed.
