Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-26
State Of U.P. vs Nathu And Ors.
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 428
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of U.P.
- Respondent
- Nathu And Ors.
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The State of U.P. appealed against a High Court order of acquittal that had reversed a trial court's conviction under Sections 302/34 and 323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The case involves a violent altercation among villagers resulting in one death and two injuries. The Supreme Court examined the evidence and the application of common intention (Section 34 IPC) versus unlawful assembly (Section 149 IPC) in the context of the incident.