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august 2003

Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-06

Kishanrao Narayanrao Ghuge & Ors vs State Of Maharashtra

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Kishanrao Narayanrao Ghuge & Ors
Respondent
State Of Maharashtra
Bench
K.G. Balakrishnan, B.N. Srikrishna

Judgment text excerpt

The appellants challenged convictions under Sections 302, 307, 147, and 148 read with Section 149 of the IPC arising from a violent dispute over agricultural land. The High Court had modified the trial court's judgment, convicting the second accused of murder (Section 302) while convicting the other appellants of causing grievous hurt (Section 326) and rioting. The Supreme Court reviewed the evidence concerning the common object of the unlawful assembly and the specific roles played by each accused during the attack.

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