Mofeed, Khalil, Zaheer, and Jainuddin were accused of the murder of one Shaabuddin in 1981. All the accused were close relatives and had allegedly killed the victim with a country-made pistol and other weapons .
The investigation revealed that before the murder, Khalil had stolen an amount of ₹56,000 from Shaabuddin in Bombay and an FIR had been registered against him by the Police there.
After he was released on bail, Khalil had come back to the village. According to the prosecution, Khalil and others had killed Shaabuddin when a meeting had been arranged to compromise the theft case.
After they were convicted in 1983, the four appellants moved a joint appeal before the High Court. It was finally heard and reserved for decision in February this year.
Source: Barandbench
