kidnapped the deceased and had murdered him. The accused No.3 was the brother of the accused No.1, who was also part of the team, which committed the crime. The accused No.1 was apprehended and in his voluntary statement, he claimed that he had disclosed his plan to kidnap the deceased to the accused Nos.4 to 7. The investigating officer recorded the statement of the CW.3, who was watchman of the building belonging to CW.2, where a room was taken for rent by the accused Nos.1 and 2 and was used to commit the murder of the deceased. Based on the confession statement of accused No.1, the investigating officer recorded further statement of the witnesses, who all claimed that accused Nos.4 to 7 had knowledge of the crime to be committed by the accused Nos.1 and 2. Based on these, the prosecution filed a charge-sheet against all the accused under Sections 364A, 302, 201, 118 read with Section 149 of IPC. In so far as accused Nos.4 to 7 are concerned, no overt acts were attributed to them in the commission of offences punishable under Sections 364A, 302, 201 of IPC. However, the accusation against them was that they had concealed the criminal intent of the accused Nos.1 and 2 to commit offence punishable with death or
