Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 12 · Decided 17 January 1989
Lalji & ORS. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 12 · [1989] 1 S.C.R. 130
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 227/1983
- Decided
- 17 January 1989
- Bench
- K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY, K.N. SAIKIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 141, 149, 302, 147, 148
Headnote
c 0 E F G H Indian Penal Code 1860: Sections 141, 149/302. of. Unlawful Assembly-What is-Common object-Ascertainment ;,,.-> Distinct offence created by section 149-Imposes constructive or vicarious criminal liability-Offence committed in prosecution of common object-Corroboration as to to prove overt Act of each member. Criminal Trial: Court cannot afford to be charitable in undeserv­ ing cases-Essentiality for peace and order in society. The four appellants along with seven other accused were tried under Sections 147, 148 and 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
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