Supreme Court of India · 2004-04-13
RAJENDRAN vs STATE OF T N
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/61702
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJENDRAN
- Respondent
- STATE OF T N
- Author
- B.P.Singh
- Bench
- B.P. SINGH & S.B. SINHA.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for murder and Section 147 IPC for unlawful assembly, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the appellants were part of an unlawful assembly with the common object of committing murder, and their actions contributed to the assault on the deceased. The appeal was dismissed, and the life imprisonment sentence was confirmed.