MADAN vs STATE OF M.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 and Section 323 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision. The Court established that the prosecution successfully proved the involvement of the appellants in a premeditated attack leading to the death of the deceased, Kishanlal. The Court rejected the appellants' claim of exercising the right to private defense, holding that the evidence supported the prosecution's case of unlawful assembly and assault.