KHAIRUDDIN vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, and Sections 148 and 323/149 IPC, affirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the trial court. The Court found that the appellants, armed with weapons, had engaged in a premeditated attack on the complainant party, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. The Court also confirmed the imposition of a fine, with half of it directed to be paid to the legal heirs of the deceased.