Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 327 · Decided 29 April 2004
Chanda and ORS. v. State of U.P. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 327 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 885
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 241/1998
- Decided
- 29 April 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 141
Headnote
A v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANR. APRIL 29, 2004 [DORAISWAMY RAJU AND ARIJITPASAYAT, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: Section 149-Prosecution of common object-Liability of members of an unlawful assembly-Proof in respect of-Held: Mere presence in an C unlawful assembly could not render a person liable unless continue to be the same-The effect of S. 149 may be different on different members of the same assembly. D Section 149-Definite roles-Not ascribed to each accused-Effect of­ Held: It is not necessary to ascribe definite roles to each accused to attract s. 149. Section 149-Applicabi/ity
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