Supreme Court of India · 2002-08-27
Bhima @ Bhimarao Sida Kamble And Ors vs State Of Maharashtra
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3086
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bhima @ Bhimarao Sida Kamble And Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Maharashtra
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, P. Venkatarama Reddi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Section 302 read with Section 149 and Section 440 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the trial court's findings regarding the unlawful assembly's common object to murder Vithal and cause injury to Bhimrao. The Court clarified that while the primary target was Vithal, the injuries to Bhimrao were incidental, and the involvement of accused Nos. 1 to 3 and 14 to 19 was established through credible evidence. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower courts' decisions.