CHOWA MANDAL vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Jhalar Mandal, confirming the life sentence imposed by the trial court and upheld by the High Court. The Court found that the prosecution had established the necessary elements of the offence, including the unlawful assembly and the direct assault leading to death. The Court agreed with the findings of both lower courts regarding the cause of death being the head injury inflicted by the appellants.