AKBAR SHEIKH vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court addressed the case involving a violent attack leading to murder, emphasizing the application of Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 149 IPC for unlawful assembly. The Court upheld the conviction of the accused, affirming that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, sufficiently established the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment reinforced the principle that participation in a common unlawful intention among the accused can lead to collective liability under the IPC.