NAND KUMAR vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Sections 149 and 148 IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which maintained their sentences for murder and unlawful assembly. The Court found that the appellants had conspired to eliminate members of a rival group and executed the plan with deadly weapons, thus establishing their culpability. The appeals of other accused were allowed, resulting in their acquittal, while the convictions of the appellants were sustained.