GURDEV SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Gurdev Singh and Satnam Singh under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for their involvement in a mass killing, affirming the High Court's death sentence. The Court emphasized that the prosecution had established the appellants' membership in an unlawful assembly with the common object of causing death. The judgment also addressed the procedural history of related appeals, confirming the legal principles established in Harbans Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (1982) 2 SCC 101 regarding the re-hearing of disposed petitions.