Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 796 · Decided 10 July 2008
Balj Nath v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 796 · [2008] 10 S.C.R. 636
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1050/2008
- Decided
- 10 July 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s 304 (Patt ii) - 'Conviction vnder­ 'Land ·dispute between ·real ccousins -' One cousin gave 1athi .IC lbJow ·on 'the head ofthe other· resulting in his death - 'Convic­ ,.tion Dis 304 (Patt I) with seven years imprisonment by courts below - used clearly shows the guilt of the accused - 'Doctor vriho conducted post mortem opined ·that the cause of dea'fh ,0 was due to coma as a result of head injury. ~ccording to :the prosecution case, -there was 0a land 'disp-ule :between the families ·of two 'brothers-appellant ;and
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