KISHANRAO NARAYANRAO GHUGE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 326 read with Section 149 IPC for causing grievous hurt. The Court found that the second accused, Shivaji Kishanrao Ghuge, had inflicted fatal injuries on the deceased Gorakhnath with an axe, while the other accused participated in the assault with lathis. The Court affirmed the High Court's conclusion that there was no unlawful assembly with a common object to cause death, thus distinguishing the roles of the accused in the incident.