Supreme Court of India · 2010-05-14
ADALAT PANDIT vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/5684
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ADALAT PANDIT
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 147, 148, 302, and 34 IPC, affirming that the accused formed an unlawful assembly with a common object to commit murder. The Court emphasized the need for corroborative evidence, which was satisfied by eyewitness accounts and recovery of weapons. The appeals against the High Court's dismissal were rejected, maintaining the life sentences imposed on the accused for their roles in the murders of Shambhu Nath Singh and Prabhu Nath Singh.