Sanjay Khanderao Wadane vs The State Of Maharashtra

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 143, 147, 148, 302 read with Section 149, and Section 326 read with Section 149 of the IPC, confirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the appellants, along with others, had committed murder in a premeditated attack on the deceased, Ravindra Kale, using lethal weapons. The judgment reinforced the principle that participation in a common unlawful assembly with the intent to commit a crime leads to collective liability under Section 149 IPC.