JOSEPH vs STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the findings of the Madras High Court. The Court established that the prosecution proved the existence of a common object among the accused, who acted in furtherance of this common object, resulting in the death of the victim due to bomb injuries. The Court dismissed the appeals and confirmed the sentence of imprisonment imposed on the appellants.