In-Short

Case: Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra, 2025 INSC 1266.

Short Caption: The Supreme Court affirms that active participants in an unlawful assembly, including those who facilitate a crime, are vicariously liable for the offences committed by the group in pursuit of their common object.

1. Heading of the Judgment

Case Name: Haribhau @ Bhausaheb Dinkar Kharuse & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra
Citation: 2025 INSC 1266
Court: Supreme Court of India
Judges: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi
Date of Judgment: October 29, 2025

2. Related Laws and Sections

The judgment primarily revolves around the interpretation and application of the following legal provisions from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC):

• Section 141 IPC: Defines an "Unlawful Assembly" as an assembly of five or more persons whose common object is one of the kinds specified in the section.

• Section 147 IPC: Punishes the offence of "Rioting".

• Section 148 IPC: Puni

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