ALLA CHINA APPARAO vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

The appellants challenged their conviction under Sections 302/149 and 148 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of the deceased, following a village rivalry over the Sarpanch position and cooperative society elections. The trial court had sentenced them to life imprisonment, a decision subsequently confirmed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The case examines the liability of the accused persons acting as part of an unlawful assembly in a premeditated attack.