RAJENDRA SHANTARAM TODANKAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA .

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of eight accused under Sections 143, 144, 147, 302/149, and 324/149 IPC, affirming life imprisonment for the murder charge and six months' rigorous imprisonment for the assault charge. The Court dismissed the appeals of the accused, emphasizing the established gang rivalry and the premeditated nature of the attack. The judgment reinforced the principle that participation in a common unlawful assembly leading to murder constitutes collective liability under Section 149 IPC.