OM PARKASH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the life sentences and fines imposed by the lower courts. The Court found that the accused formed an unlawful assembly with the common object of attacking the informant and his brothers, resulting in the death of Prabhu Dayal. The Court emphasized the necessity of proving the common object in cases involving unlawful assembly and affirmed the High Court's decision not to interfere with the lower court's judgment.