Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-20
Jhunzara And Ors. vs State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- 2002(2)ALD(CRI)419
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jhunzara And Ors.
- Respondent
- State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Bench
- R.P. Sethi, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants were convicted under Sections 148, 302, and 307 read with Section 149 of the IPC for a violent attack involving arrows and axes. While the High Court acquitted some co-accused, it upheld the life imprisonment sentence for the appellants. The Supreme Court examined the evidence regarding the common object and individual roles in the commission of the murder.