Penal Code, 1860–Secs. 302, 148, 143 & 147–Conviction–Case of direct evidence–Fifteen persons formed the unlawful assembly and attacked the victim–Motive was to throttle the voice of victim as he had in mind bringing a thriving trade in liquor to be brought to a grinding halt–Few inconsistencies in the evidence of witnesses which do not affect the credibility and reliability of the case–Version of PW 2 is sufficiently corroborated by PW 1–It is also unterstandable why PW 4 turned hostile–Held, conviction was justified.
