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.