Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-10
Charan Singh And Ors vs State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 2828
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Charan Singh And Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 147, 148, 302 read with Section 149, and 307 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming life imprisonment for the murder of Devi Charan and 7 years for attempted murder. The Court found that the appellants were part of an unlawful assembly that attacked the deceased and others, leading to multiple fatalities. The judgment clarified the application of Section 149 IPC regarding common intention and the role of each accused in the incident.