This appeal arose from a conviction in a murder case. Nallabothu Venkaiah and 15 others were accused of forming an unlawful assembly to murder Rayidi Venkateswarlu, a Village Administrative Officer, ... on October 13, 1992. The Sessions Court convicted several accused under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. On appeal, the High Court acquitted all except the appellant, who was convicted under Section 302 IPC. The appellant challenged his conviction before the Supreme Court.