SONE LAL & ORS. vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 302, 307, and 323 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming that the appellants were the aggressors in an altercation over a vacant plot of land. The Court found that the deceased and PW. 1 were exercising their right to private defense of property and person, and that the appellants, despite receiving injuries, could not claim this right. The appeal was dismissed as the prosecution's case was established and the defense was deemed false.