DANA YADAV @ DAHU vs STATE OF BIHAR

The appellants challenged their conviction under Sections 302/149, 307/149, and 436 of the Penal Code for their involvement in an attack on a group of workers during a padyatra. The trial court had sentenced them to life imprisonment for murder, and the High Court subsequently upheld these convictions while acquitting two other co-accused. The case focuses on the application of common object under Section 149 and the reliability of prosecution witnesses in a mass violence incident.