Supreme Court of India · 2003-07-22
AMZAD ALI @ AMZAD KHA vs STATE OF ASSAM
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/7232
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- AMZAD ALI @ AMZAD KHA
- Respondent
- STATE OF ASSAM
- Author
- RAJU
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU & ARIJIT PASAYAT.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of twelve accused under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 149 IPC for their involvement in a mob attack resulting in multiple deaths. The Court confirmed the findings of the lower courts that the prosecution established the formation of an unlawful assembly and the accused's participation in the crime. The sentences of life imprisonment and additional fines were also upheld, affirming the lower courts' decisions.