Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 707
📌 Paras 2-3, 6
The appellants were tried for offences under Sections 147, 148, and 302 read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The trial court convicted them, and the High Court affirmed the conviction. The prosecution's case stemmed from an incident where a person was apprehended for theft, leading to an alleged assault on the deceased. Several appeals were filed before the Supreme Court, with some appellants passing away during the pendency of the proceedings, leading to abatement of their appeals.
📌 Paras 2-6, and implied throughout the arguments in Chunks 2-6
Whether the prosecution had established the guilt of the accused-appellants beyond reasonable doubt, considering alleged inconsistencies in evidence, questionable eyew
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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