In Brief
Kara Bhai (Accused-2) was convicted of murder under Section 302 IPC by the trial court, and the High Court affirmed the conviction with life imprisonment. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction, holding that motive is not an indispensable element of proof in criminal trials. Based on eyewitness evidence that both accused jointly went to the deceased's house and thereafter attacked him with knives causing fatal liver injuries, the Court applied Section 34 IPC to establish joint liability without requiring proof of which specific accused inflicted the fatal wound. The appeal was dismissed.
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