Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-09
SHIVA SHANKAR PANDEY vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2000/1927
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHIVA SHANKAR PANDEY
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR
- Author
- VENKATARAMA REDDI
- Bench
- P. VENKATARAMA REDDI. S. RAJENDRA BABU
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged the conviction for murder under Section 302 read with Sections 149 and 341 of the IPC, following the death of Mangalanand Pandey. The prosecution alleged that the accused acted in concert to assault the deceased and his brother. The Supreme Court examined the evidence to determine the applicability of common object under Section 149 of the IPC.