https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175038 Credible eyewitness testimony can sustain a murder conviction even when minor discrepancies appear between ocular and medical evidence, because medical opinion is not conclusive if the eyewitness account is otherwise trustworthy. A plea of alibi fails where the supporting documents are general and do not exclude the accused's presence at the scene at the relevant time. Common intention under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code can be inferred from concerted conduct and surrounding circumstances; prior concert or identical acts are not required. On the accepted evidence, joint liability for murder was upheld and the convictions and sentences were maintained. en-us Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175038 Credible eyewitness testimony can sustain a murder conviction even when minor discrepancies appear between ocular and medical evidence, because medical opinion is not conclusive if the eyewitness account is otherwise trustworthy. A plea of alibi fails where the supporting documents are general and do not exclude the accused's presence at the scene at the relevant time. Common intention under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code can be inferred from concerted conduct and surrounding circumstances; prior concert or identical acts are not required. On the accepted evidence, joint liability for murder was upheld and the convictions and sentences were maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175038