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Supreme Court: “Mere Presence in an Unlawful Assembly Does Not Prove Common Object” — Court Acquits Accused Under Section 149 IPC, Reiterates That Conviction Requires Specific Evidence of Participation
Court’s Decision The Supreme Court, in a significant judgment interpreting Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), held that mere presence in an unlawful assembly cannot, by itself, establish…