Noushad @ Noushad Pasha & Ors vs State Of Karnataka

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 143, 147, 148, 448, and 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC for their involvement in a murder and unlawful assembly. The Court found that the prosecution had established the common object of the assembly to commit murder, and the evidence, despite some witnesses turning hostile, was sufficient to sustain the conviction. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's judgment which confirmed the trial court's conviction and sentence of the appellants.