TARAK NATH SING & ANR. vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC for attempting to murder Ramashish Singh, confirming the High Court's reduction of their sentence to eight years of rigorous imprisonment. The Court found that the evidence presented by the prosecution, including eyewitness accounts and medical evidence, sufficiently established the appellants' involvement in the attack. However, the conviction of appellant Tarak Nath Singh under Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act was set aside due to improper sanction by the District Magistrate.