KRISHNAT BHIMRAO SHINDE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Sadashiv Kundalik Sataverkar, establishing that the prosecution proved the common intention of the accused to kill. The Court emphasized that the presence of weapons and the coordinated attack on the deceased demonstrated a premeditated plan. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' judgments and sentences.