RAMESHWAR DAYAL vs STATE OF M.P.

The appellants challenged a High Court judgment affirming their conviction under Sections 148, 302 read with 149 of the IPC for the murder of Ramprasad. The prosecution alleged that the accused formed an unlawful assembly with the common object of murdering the deceased and another individual due to a dispute over a water outlet. The trial court and High Court had previously found the prosecution's case proved beyond reasonable doubt based on existing enmity and witness testimonies.