Dauwalal @ Ganesh Devangan vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh(Now ...

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Sections 147, 148, 323, 342, and 302 read with 149 IPC, affirming the High Court's dismissal of their appeals. The Court emphasized that the presence of multiple assailants and the brutal nature of the attack, which resulted in the victim's death, justified the application of Section 302 IPC. The judgment reinforced the principle that collective culpability under Section 149 IPC applies when a group acts with a common intention to commit an offense.