Supreme Court of India

Gangadhar Behera and Ors. v. State of Orissa

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 183

Bench Arijit Pasa Yat and S.B. Sinha JJ.

Decided 10 October 2002

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860; Sections 141, 148, 149 and 302: Murder-Unlawful assembly-Conviciion-Jngredients of-Held. a member of the assembly if understood the object and unlawful acts ·likely to be committed by it, then such member would be held liable as member of unlawful assembly-Proof of overt act is not necessary. Common object and commcn il'lention-Distinction between-Discussed Evidence Act, 1872: Testimony of interested witnesses-reliance thereupon-Held, relationship does not affect credibility of the witnesses-Cou: 'to adopt a careful approach in such cases and analyze evidence to find out

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
1957 Vadivelu Thevar v. The State of Madras cited by 67

Where later benches applied it

2025 Esakkimuthu v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police relied on
2025 Goverdhan & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2023 Vahitha v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2022 Md. Jabbar Ali & Ors. v. The State of Assam relied on
2021 Ganesan v. State Rep. by Station House Officer relied on
2014 Uma Shankar Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2012 Surajit Sarkar v. State of West Bengal relied on
2021 Achhar Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh referred to
2019 Mahendran v. The State of Tamil Nadu referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2016 Saddik @ Lalo Gulam Hussein Shaikh & Ors. v. State of Gujarat referred to
2012 Roy Fernandes v. State of Goa and Ors. referred to
2025 Gurdeep Singh v. The State of Punjab mentioned
2019 Rohtas & Anr. v. The State of Haryana mentioned
2018 Motiram Padu Joshi and Others v. The State of Maharashtra mentioned
2016 Bhagwan Jagannath Markad & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2014 State of Karnataka v. Smt. Suvarnamma & Anr. mentioned
2013 Hiraman v. State of Maharashtra mentioned
2010 Prathap & Anr. v. State of Kerala mentioned
2008 Bathula Nagamalleswara Rao & Ors. v. State Rep. by Public Prosecutor mentioned
2008 Mahesh S/o.janardhan Gonnade v. State of Maharashtra mentioned

Of those, 7 relied on · 5 referred to · 9 mentioned

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