SHASHI MOHAN versus STATE OF M.P.

SHASHI MOHAN versus STATE OF M.P.

Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC is not justified in absence of evidence showing sharing of common intention by the appellant; no evidence was led to prove the appellant's participation or pre-meditation with other accused.

Parties
Appellant: Shashi Mohan; Respondent: State of M.P.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
15 July 2008
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Before Supreme Court
Outcome
Appeal allowed
Legal Topics
Murder, Common Intention, Conviction Under Section 302 Read With Section 34 IPC
Criminal Law Murder Common Intention Conviction Under Section 302 Read With Section 34 IPC

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Parties

Shashi Mohan

Appellant

State of M.P.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Before Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the conviction of appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC is justified without proof of sharing of common intention
  2. 2 Whether Section 34 IPC can be invoked against the appellant when he was not armed and no overt act was attributed to him

Ratio Decidendi

Conviction under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC is not justified in absence of evidence showing sharing of common intention by the appellant; no evidence was led to prove the appellant's participation or pre-meditation with other accused.

Court Disposition

Appeal allowed

Orders

  • The appellant be set at liberty forthwith unless required to be in custody in connection with any other case