In Brief
Three appellants were convicted for murder under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC (criminal acts done by members of an unlawful assembly) for participating in a group assault. They challenged their convictions on grounds that they were denied adequate opportunity to defend themselves under Section 313 CrPC and that no common object existed for the assault. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals, holding that the appellants were aware of the joint nature of the assault and the presence of deadly weapons, and that variations in where different assailants struck did not negate the common object.">
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