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Supreme Court of India · 2007-02-27

PROBODH PURKAIT vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL .

Citation / case number
SC 2005/17303
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
PROBODH PURKAIT
Respondent
STATE OF WEST BENGAL .
Author
ALTAMAS KABIR
Bench
B.N. AGRAWAL,P.P. NAOLEKAR,ALTAMAS KABIR

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 148, 302/149, and 323/149 of the Indian Penal Code for the accused involved in a double murder and unlawful assembly. The Court emphasized that the prosecution successfully established the existence of an unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons, leading to the deaths of Abdur Rahaman Laskar and Abdur Molla. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the sentences imposed by the Sessions Court, including life imprisonment for murder and additional fines.

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