SHATRUGHAN . vs STATE OF CHATTISGARH . — Crl.A. No. 143/2001

Case Summary: Shatrughan v. State of Chattisgarh (Crl.A. No. 143/2001) Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the conviction of all 19 appellants. The Court found no evidence of pre-concert or common intention among the appellants to commit gang rape, as required under Section 376(2)(g) IPC. The appellants were ordered to be released forthwith, unless held in custody for other reasons. Key Finding: While the trial court and High Court convicted the appellants under gang rape provisions, the Supreme Court held that their only alleged involvement was shouting to turn the victim out of a house—insufficient to establish shared common intention for the gang rape that followed. The convictions of actual perpetrators remained final. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.