Supreme Court of India

Akbar Sheikh & Ors. v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 518

Bench S.B. Sinha J.

Decided 5 May 2009

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Penal Code, 1860: Sections 141, 142, 143, 149- Unlawful assembly- Some c of the accused not committing any overt act - Whether they must also be held to be a part of the unlawful assembly, or shared common object with the main accused - Held: It depends on various factors principal amongst them being a common object formed by the members thereof to commit an offence specified in s. 141 - If such a common object is formed constructive liability could be fastened on them. In these appeals, the core question that arose for consideration is as to whether some of the accused who had not committed

Authorities it was built on

1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 86
2008 Maranadu and Anr. v. State by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2025 Zainul v. The State of Bihar relied on
2023 Ranvir Singh Etc. Etc. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2013 Rattiram & Ors. Etc. v. State of M.P. through Inspector of Police referred to
2016 Gyaneshwar Shyamal v. State of West Bengal distinguished

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 2 referred to

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