Supreme Court of India · 2014-04-22
Nallabothu Ramulu @ Setharamaiah & Ors vs State Of A.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SC (CRIMINAL) 1173
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nallabothu Ramulu @ Setharamaiah & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of A.P
- Bench
- Ranjana Prakash Desai, Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 324 IPC for causing hurt, affirming the High Court's reversal of the trial court's acquittal. The Court emphasized the need for a clear understanding of unlawful assembly under Section 149 IPC, establishing that the common object of the assembly was to commit murder. The sentences of rigorous imprisonment for life for the main accused and additional sentences for others were confirmed, with the substantive sentences ordered to run concurrently.