one Mr. Ravi. They went there together and placed an order.
However, at 08:30 p.m., when they were about to start eating the
snacks, 7 to 8 persons suddenly came over there and started
kicking the tables and throwing the plates. When deceased Ketan
asked those persons about their conduct, they picked up quarrel
with Ketan. Owner of the Chinese cart, namely Ravi intervened
and the boys left the spot. After sometime, all of them returned,
however, at this time four of them were armed with swords. They
started beating Ketan on his chest with stones. They gave blow on
the back of deceased Ketan. When deceased Siddiq went for the
rescue of Ketan, he too was assaulted by means of swords over his
head, hand and hips. Rest of the assailants were beating Siddiq
and Ketan with fist blows. The evidence further reveals that one
Harjitsingh also came for the rescue of the Siddiq and Ketan, who
was sitting on the another table. In the melee, Harjitsingh too
sustained injuries to his hand when he tried to rescue Ketan and
Siddiq. Thereafter, all of them ran away. Admittedly, P.W.1-
Narsingh Chavan already knew accused Ganesh Jadhav. He did
not know rest of the accused. His evidence further reveals that
thereafter he took both Siddiq and Ketan to Mayur Hospital and
thereafter to the YCM Hospital. According to this witness, there
