Acharaparambath Pradeepan & Anr. à ... vs State Of Kerala à Respondents

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of K.P. Jayakrishnan Master, establishing that the presence of a common object among the accused to commit murder constituted an unlawful assembly under Section 149 IPC. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the circumstantial evidence that linked the accused to the crime, affirming that the brutal nature of the attack, resulting in 44 injuries, demonstrated premeditation. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's judgment and sentence.