Supreme Court of India
Motiram Padu Joshi and Others v. The State of Maharashtra
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In the result, the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC is confirmed and the sentence of life imprisonment imposed upon each of them is confirmed and this appeal is dismissed.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.147, 148 and 302 r/w s.149 – Faction rivalry – Murder – Appeal against conviction – On the fatef ul day, victim-deceased was lying on the cot in the courtyard and PWs 3 and 4 were sitting near him – PW-2 went inside and was taking meal – Appellants along with other accused armed wi th deadly weapons like swords, knife, sticks and motor cycle cha in came to the courtyard of the house of deceased – -3 and - 8 assaulted the deceased with sword on his head, -5 attacked with sword on his legs, -7 attacked with knife on his foot and legs – Other accused attacked deceased with
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