SURENDRA PAL vs STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for murder, along with Sections 147, 148, and 307 read with 149 IPC for rioting and attempted murder. The Court emphasized that it would not interfere with concurrent findings of fact by the Sessions Court and High Court unless there was manifest illegality or miscarriage of justice. The sentence was modified from death to life imprisonment, affirming the lower courts' decisions.