Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-21
Mousam Singha Roy & Ors vs State Of West Bengal
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2003 SC 771
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Mousam Singha Roy & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal
- Author
- SANTOSH HEGDE
- Bench
- N Santosh Hegde, B.P. Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged their conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC, following judgments by the Sessions Court and the High Court of Calcutta. The case involves the review of a life imprisonment sentence for murder and the legal implications of joint liability. The Supreme Court examined the findings of the lower courts regarding the guilt of the accused and the conviction of a co-accused by the High Court.