Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 199 · Decided 3 May 2012
Arjun v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 199 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 661
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 356/2007
- Decided
- 3 May 2012
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 96to106, 302, 300, 326
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 96 to 106, 302, 300 Exception 4 and 304 (Part I) - Right of private defence - General principles A B - Explained - On facts, conviction of appellant u/s. 302 for C causing murder of a person and u/s. 326 for causing grievous hurt to the wife of the deceased - Case of the that the appellant as well as another accused sustained injuries; and that the deceased sustained fatal injuries due to sudden fight D between the parties and the accused had to ward off the attack in his self defence - On appeal, held: Evidence clearly indicate that the appellant was armed
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