NAJABHAI DESURBHAI WAGH vs VALERABHAI DEGANBHAI VAGH .

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Accused Nos. 1 to 14 under Section 302 read with Sections 149/34 IPC, affirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the trial court. The Court found that the High Court erred in acquitting Accused Nos. 1 and 2 of the charge under Section 302, while maintaining convictions for lesser offences under Sections 324 and 325 IPC. The Court emphasized the necessity of collective liability under Section 149 IPC in cases of unlawful assembly leading to murder, thereby restoring the original convictions and sentences.