ASHOK KUMAR vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 147, 148, 341, 447, and 302 read with Section 109 and Section 149 IPC for the murder of Kumararaja. The Court established that the instigation and active participation of the accused in the attack constituted a conspiracy to commit murder. The evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and the circumstances surrounding the incident, supported the prosecution's case, leading to the dismissal of the appeals.