Once Unlawful Assembly Is Established, Individual Attribution of Fatal Injury Becomes Irrelevant Under Section 149 IPC: Supreme Court of India
On 24 February 2026, the Supreme Court of India delivered a crucial judgment in the case titled SITARAM KUCHHBEDIA VERSUS VIMAL RANA AND OTHERS. The Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order which had reduced the conviction of the accused from murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Incident Leading To The Case The incident dates back to 11…
