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Mahbub Shah v. Emperor: common intention and the pre-arranged plan under Section 34

In 1945 the Privy Council acquitted Mahbub Shah of murder, holding that Section 34 IPC demands a pre-arranged plan — a shared intention, not a merely similar one — to fasten constructive liability.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·7 min

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Pulukuri Kottaya v. Emperor: the scope of 'fact discovered' under Section 27

In 1947 the Privy Council, through Sir John Beaumont, settled the meaning of 'fact discovered' under Section 27 of the Evidence Act — the bedrock test for every disclosure-and-recovery dispute that follows.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·7 min