Sharjah Court of Appeals today fixed 16 December as the next date for hearing of appeals related to death penalty of 17 Indians who were found guilty by the Sharjah Shariah Court of killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots. Earlier during last hearing on 18th October, the forensic expert related to the case admitted that DNA test was not conducted to make sure that the accused were involved in the incident. During previous hearing on 29th September, one of the prime witnesses Mushtaq Ahmad failed to identify any of the accused during cross-examination, while all 17 Indians had pleaded not guilty before the presiding judge Abdul Redha Jasim. The convicts, 16 from the Punjab and one from Haryana, were found guilty by the Sharjah Shariah Court, allegedly killing a Pakistani national and injuring three of his compatriots during a clash in January 2009.