Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-12
Bharosi & Ors vs State Of M.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3299
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bharosi & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of M.P
- Author
- Shivaraj V. Patil
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants were charged with murder and rioting under Sections 147, 148, and 302 of the IPC following a dispute over a boundary wall. The prosecution alleged that the appellants collectively assaulted the deceased with lathis, leading to his death, and subsequently moved the body. The Court analyzed the evidence regarding the common object and the sequence of assaults to determine criminal liability.