IQBAL vs STATE OF KARNATAKA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 304 Part-I IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which converted their initial conviction from Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC. The Court noted that the prosecution's case was supported by four consistent eye-witnesses and corroborated by medical evidence. The sentence was reduced to the period already undergone by the appellants, who had been in custody for about seven years, leading to their immediate release if not required in any other case.