Life-term for 25 Indian Union Muslim League workers for killing two men in Kerala’s Palakkad
India Today
A Kerala court sentenced 25 IUML workers to life imprisonment for the murder of two brothers in Palakkad district in 2013.
A sessions court in Kerala on Monday sentenced 25 people to life, all workers of IUML, for the murder of two brothers in Palakkad district of the State in 2013.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajitha T H had on May 12 held the 25 accused guilty of the murder of Nooruddin and Hamsa, who were members of the AP Sunni party, a supporter of the Left front.
On Monday, the sessions court sentenced each one of them to life imprisonment under Section 302 (murder) read with Section 149 (every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object) of the IPC'
"The injuries were inflicted on Nooruddin and Hamsa and prosecution witness-1 (Kunju Muhammed) by the people accused of unlawful assembly in prosecution of their common object," the court said and added that it was clear from the nature of the weapons used and injuries inflicted that the object of the unlawful assembly was the death of the brothers.
"Hence, the act of the accused people, who were the members of the assembly, in inflicting injuries on the two people and which resulted in their death is punishable under section 302 of IPC," it said.
The court further said that since the acts were done in pursuance of the common objective of the unlawful assembly, all of the accused were liable to be held guilty of the offence under section 302 by virtue of section 149 of the IPC.
The accused were also sentenced to three years imprisonment under section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC for the attack on the victims' brother Kunju Muhammed.
