![Supreme Court](http://media.assettype.com/barandbench%2F2020-05%2Ffee83d7b-acf4-4706-83fd-13809ea63257%2FSupreme_Court_with_Chambers.jpg?w=480&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max)
Mere statement or common intention for a criminal action will not attract the offence under Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code unless there is an act in furtherance of such intention, the Supreme Court ruled [Japreet Singh @ Jassu v State of Punjab].